Cemetery Isola di San Michele

First stop of the day was a trip to the island cemetery. Because this is not a tourist attraction, one rule was to not take pictures inside and Kayla took this very seriously... but I caved. 🤫 (One of these is mine)

Notes:
- This island has been the city's cemetery since 1797, when Napoleon decreed that all burial places had to be located outside the cities
- San Michele was the first Renaissance church in Venice.
- In 1212 the Bishop of Torcello donated the island of San Michele to a Camaldolese order of Benedictine hermit monks, who established a church and monastery there. In 1469 Mauro Codussi rebuilt the existing church in a bold new style that effectively brought a Renaissance style to Venetian architecture.
- The burial ground is used by different religions such as the catholic and the Greek Orthodox churches. The Jewish community has its own cemetery at Lido since the 14th century, whereas Muslims have a separate section at the Marghera cemetery.
- When the capacity of the cemetery reached its limits, a new regulation was put in place in 1995. People can now only rest on the island for 10 or 20 years depending on the location of their grave, or for 99 years if they are buried in a family tomb. Afterwards, the remains are either moved to another cemetery or cremated.Leggi altro