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St George's Church, Venice
St George's Church
,
Venice
is an
Anglican parish church
in
Venice, Italy
in the
Diocese in Europe
.
History
The church
was established by the Revd.
John Davies
Mereweather,
Cavaliere della Corona d'Italia
, who had
settled
in Venice. He held services in his flat in the
Palazzo Contarini-Corfu
until 1887.
The current
church building
in the
Campo
San Vio
was formerly the
warehouse
for the
Venezia-Murano Glass and Mosaic Company
. It was built to a design by
engineer
Luigi Marangoni
, with
sculptures
by
Napoleone Martinuzzi
and
dedicated
in 1892.