Church of San Giorgio Maggiore

basilica on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice
Church church_building Q713558
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Church of San Giorgio Maggiore

Summary

Church of San Giorgio Maggiore is a church building[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (334 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Church of San Giorgio Maggiore's religion is recorded as Catholicism[3].
  • Church of San Giorgio Maggiore is located in Venice[4].
  • Church of San Giorgio Maggiore is in the country of Italy[5].
  • Church of San Giorgio Maggiore is on the body of water Venetian Lagoon[6].
  • Church of San Giorgio Maggiore's instance of is recorded as church building[7].
  • Church of San Giorgio Maggiore's instance of is recorded as minor basilica[8].
  • Church of San Giorgio Maggiore is owned by Abbey of San Giorgio Maggiore[9].
  • Saint George is named after Church of San Giorgio Maggiore[10].
  • Church of San Giorgio Maggiore's architectural style is recorded as Renaissance architecture[11].
  • Church of San Giorgio Maggiore took place at San Giorgio Monastery[12].
  • Church of San Giorgio Maggiore is part of San Giorgio Monastery[13].
  • Church of San Giorgio Maggiore's Commons category is recorded as Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore (Venice)[14].
  • Church of San Giorgio Maggiore's patron saint is recorded as Saint George[15].
  • Church of San Giorgio Maggiore comprises Choir of the Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore[16].
  • March 1566 marks the founding of Church of San Giorgio Maggiore[17].
  • Church of San Giorgio Maggiore's religious order is recorded as Benedictines[18].
  • Church of San Giorgio Maggiore's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.4293, 'lon': 12.3433}[19].
  • Church of San Giorgio Maggiore's located in/on physical feature is recorded as San Giorgio Maggiore[20].
  • Church of San Giorgio Maggiore's diocese is recorded as Patriarchate of Venice[21].
  • Church of San Giorgio Maggiore's significant event is recorded as 1799–1800 papal conclave[22].
  • Church of San Giorgio Maggiore's dedicated to is recorded as Saint George[23].
  • Church of San Giorgio Maggiore's official website is recorded as https://www.abbaziasangiorgio.it[24].
  • Church of San Giorgio Maggiore's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore (Venice)[25].
  • Church of San Giorgio Maggiore's described at URL is recorded as http://mediateca.palladiomuseum.org/palladio/opera.php?id=34[26].
  • Church of San Giorgio Maggiore's described at URL is recorded as https://venicewiki.org/wiki/Basilica_di_San_Giorgio_Maggiore[27].

Body

Geography

Church of San Giorgio Maggiore is in the country of Italy[5]. It is located in Venice[4]. It is on the body of water Venetian Lagoon[6]. It is part of San Giorgio Monastery[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include church building[7] and minor basilica[8]. Heritage statuses include part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[28] and Italian national heritage[29]. Church of San Giorgio Maggiore's religion is recorded as Catholicism[3].

History and Context

March 1566 marks the founding of Church of San Giorgio Maggiore[17]. It is owned by Abbey of San Giorgio Maggiore[9]. Saint George is named after it[10].

Why It Matters

Church of San Giorgio Maggiore ranks in the top 1% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (334 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . gcatholic.org. Retrieved . gcatholic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . gcatholic.org. Retrieved . gcatholic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . abbaziasangiorgio.it. Retrieved . abbaziasangiorgio.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Abbazia di San Giorgio Maggiore. Guida alla Basilica. wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . gcatholic.org. Retrieved . gcatholic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Abbazia di San Giorgio Maggiore. Guida alla Basilica. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . abbaziasangiorgio.it. Retrieved . abbaziasangiorgio.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Le chiese del Patriarcato di Venezia. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . L'isola e il cenobio di San Giorgio Maggiore. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . gcatholic.org. Retrieved . gcatholic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . gcatholic.org. Retrieved . gcatholic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Egezort · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) Choir of the Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore
    Has part(s) of the class campanile
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  2. 10w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Width +0.320
    Christian liturgical rite Roman Rite
    Part of San Giorgio Monastery
    Architect Andrea Palladio
    + 43 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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