Santa Maria dei Derelitti
church in Castello, Venice
Santa Maria dei Derelitti, commonly known as the church of the Ospedaletto or the Poveri Derelitti, is a Renaissance-style, consecrated church in the Calle della Barbaria delle Tole of the sestiere of Castello, Venice, Italy.
History
The church was begun in 1575 adjacent to a 1528 hospital that cared for the poor and disabled orphans. The design and layout was influenced by Andrea Palladio, but the profusely decorated Baroque facade was completed by Baldassarre Longhena and contains sculptures by Giusto Le Court.
The nave still contains frescoes by Jacopo Guarana and Agostino Mengozzi Colonna (son of Gerolamo), and works by Palma the Younger, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Carlos Loth, and Pietro Liberi.
The church until the 19th-century had a choir formed of orphan children, that were housed next door. In 2016, the church is now used for concerts.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3668820. VIAF identifies the subject as 255679454. The Library of Congress control number is nr89006244. Authority coordinates are 45.439, 12.343. 1 of 6 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1575, 1528 and 2016.
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