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'''San Giorgio in Alga''' is an island of the [[Venetian lagoon]], northern [[Italy]], lying between the [[Giudecca]] and [[Fusina]] (a ''[[frazione]]'' of [[Venice]] on the coast, near [[Marghera]]).
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'''San Giorgio in Alga''' (English: "St. George in the seaweed"<ref>{{cite book | first=John | last=Ruskin | year=1853 | title=[[The Stones of Venice (book)|The Stones of Venice]]: The Fall. Volume the Third | edition=First | publisher=Smith, Elder & Co. | location=London | pages=301}}</ref>) is an island of the [[Venetian lagoon]], northern [[Italy]], lying between the [[Giudecca]] and [[Fusina]] (a ''[[frazione]]'' of [[Venice]] on the coast, near [[Marghera]]).


==History==
==History==
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After a Benedictine monastery was founded about 1000 AD, more monasteries followed. In 1404, [[Ludovico Barbo]], the [[commendatory abbot|commendatory prior]] of a monastery of [[Augustinian friars]] on the island which was almost abandoned, gave the monastery to a small community of [[canon (priest)|canons]] leading a [[contemplation|contemplative]] life. The canons of the monastery instituted reforms to the [[canon regular|canonical]] life which were quickly adopted in other communities of canons throughout the region. Soon they became the head of a [[Religious congregation|congregation]] known as the [[Canons Regular of San Giorgio in Alga]].<ref name=Cathenc >[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02443a.htm Catholic encyclopedia]</ref> One of Barbo's reforms was to allow the canons to sleep in separate cells to provide more opportunity for solitary prayer.<ref name=Hay >''The church in Italy in the fifteenth century'' by Denys Hay 2002 {{ISBN|0-521-52191-2}} page 76</ref>
After a Benedictine monastery was founded about 1000 AD, more monasteries followed.

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In 1404, [[Ludovico Barbo]], the [[commendatory abbot|commendatory prior]] of a monastery of [[Augustinian friars]] on the island which was almost abandoned, gave the monastery to a small community of [[canon (priest)|canons]] leading a [[contemplation|contemplative]] life. The canons of the monastery instituted reforms to the [[canon regular|canonical]] life which were quickly adopted in other communities of canons throughout the region. Soon they became the head of a [[congregation (Catholic)|congregation]] known as the [[Canons Regular of San Giorgio in Alga]].<ref name=Cathenc >[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02443a.htm Catholic encyclopedia]</ref> One of Barbo's reforms was to allow the canons to sleep in separate cells.<ref name=Hay >''The church in Italy in the fifteenth century'' by Denys Hay 2002 ISBN 0-521-52191-2 page 76</ref>


In 1717 a fire burnt most of the buildings on the island. As of 1799 there was a political prison, but nowadays the island is completely abandoned.
In 1717 a fire burnt most of the buildings on the island. As of 1799 there was a political prison, but nowadays the island is completely abandoned.


The island was used in 1944 as a secret base for German military personnel training as [[free-diving]] frogmen to master mine laying against Allied ships. To avoid being discovered they practised only at night.<ref>{{cite web|last=Spray|first=Aaron|date=December 26, 2022 |title=Visit This Abandoned Island In Venice Home To A Crumbling Monastery & Deserted German Military Base|website=The Travel.com |url=https://www.thetravel.com/why-visit-san-giorgio-in-alga-island-venice/|access-date=June 29, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Grundhauser |first=Eric|date=October 31, 2014|title=San Giorgio in Alga|website=[[Atlas Obscura]] |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/san-giorgio-in-alga|access-date=June 29, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=March 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325054858/https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/san-giorgio-in-alga }}</ref>
The island was used in 1944 as a secret base for German military personnel training under the auspices of Italian Lt-Cmdr Wolk to master mine laying against Allied ships as [[free-diving]] frogmen. To avoid being discovered they practiced only at night.


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==References==
==References==
*''Guida d’Italia del Touring Club Italiano'', Venice
*''Guida d’Italia del Touring Club Italiano'', Venice


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San Giorgio in Alga
The island of San Giorgio in Alga, seen from the lagoon
San Giorgio in Alga is located in Venetian Lagoon
San Giorgio in Alga
San Giorgio in Alga
Geography
Coordinates45°25′30″N 12°17′31″E / 45.425°N 12.291944°E / 45.425; 12.291944
Adjacent toVenetian Lagoon
Administration
RegionVeneto
ProvinceProvince of Venice

San Giorgio in Alga (English: "St. George in the seaweed"[1]) is an island of the Venetian lagoon, northern Italy, lying between the Giudecca and Fusina (a frazione of Venice on the coast, near Marghera).

History

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After a Benedictine monastery was founded about 1000 AD, more monasteries followed. In 1404, Ludovico Barbo, the commendatory prior of a monastery of Augustinian friars on the island which was almost abandoned, gave the monastery to a small community of canons leading a contemplative life. The canons of the monastery instituted reforms to the canonical life which were quickly adopted in other communities of canons throughout the region. Soon they became the head of a congregation known as the Canons Regular of San Giorgio in Alga.[2] One of Barbo's reforms was to allow the canons to sleep in separate cells to provide more opportunity for solitary prayer.[3]

In 1717 a fire burnt most of the buildings on the island. As of 1799 there was a political prison, but nowadays the island is completely abandoned.

The island was used in 1944 as a secret base for German military personnel training as free-diving frogmen to master mine laying against Allied ships. To avoid being discovered they practised only at night.[4][5]

Notes

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  1. ^ Ruskin, John (1853). The Stones of Venice: The Fall. Volume the Third (First ed.). London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 301.
  2. ^ Catholic encyclopedia
  3. ^ The church in Italy in the fifteenth century by Denys Hay 2002 ISBN 0-521-52191-2 page 76
  4. ^ Spray, Aaron (December 26, 2022). "Visit This Abandoned Island In Venice Home To A Crumbling Monastery & Deserted German Military Base". The Travel.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  5. ^ Grundhauser, Eric (October 31, 2014). "San Giorgio in Alga". Atlas Obscura. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.

References

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  • Guida d’Italia del Touring Club Italiano, Venice

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