The church of Ognissanti is a religious building in the city of Venice, located in the Dorsoduro district.
In 1400, on the area currently occupied by the church stood a
monastery of Cistercian nuns who had moved here after the forced
abandonment of Torcello, which had become unhealthy.
In 1472 a
hospice was built with a small church attached, also represented in the
map of Venice made by Jacopo de' Barbari in 1500, and which was replaced
in 1505 by the current building, consecrated in 1586.
Church and
monastery were suppressed by Napoleon in 1807 and left abandoned until
Giovan Battista Giustinian adapted them as a home for the elderly.
Subsequently, the structure of the monastery was used as a hospital,
operating until the mid-nineties and the church, incorporated into the
hospital enclosure, was partially recovered for worship by the patients.
The facade, very developed in height, is divided vertically into three, according to the layout of three naves, with an entrance portal with a linear structure and large arched windows. The church is flanked on the left side by the bell tower with a Baroque crown.