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'''San Giorgio in Alga''' is an island of the [[Venetian lagoon]], northern [[Italy]], |
'''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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==History== |
==History== |
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Revision as of 22:00, 13 May 2012
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).
History
After a Benedictine monastery was founded about 1000 AD, more monasteries followed. In 1717, a fire burnt most of the buildings. Since 1799 there was a political jail, but nowadays the island is completely abandoned.
In the 15th century, Louis Barbo the canon regular of the abbey instituted reforms which were quickly adopted in other monasteries.[1] One of Barbo's reforms was to allow his monks to sleep in separate cells.[2]
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 only practiced at night.
Notes
- ^ Catholic encyclopedia
- ^ The church in Italy in the fifteenth century by Denys Hay 2002 ISBN 0-521-52191-2 page 76
References
- Guida d’Italia del Touring Club Italiano, Venice
45°25′N 12°17′E / 45.417°N 12.283°E
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