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Varano Sand
Sculpture Company LLC
aka The Sultans 0f Sand Worldwide ~presents~ Jesolo International Sand Sculpture Festival 2012 "Venice" |
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![]() St Mary's Cathedral
The plague out broke in Venice
in June 1630, it was the most virulent and deadliest man could remember.
On 26 October 1630 the Doge Nicolò Contarini, invoking the help of
the Virgin Mary for the city’s deliverance from the pestilence, solemnly
vowed to build a church dedicated to St. Mary of Health and that he and all
the other Doges after him would visit the new temple annually on the anniversary
of the end of the plague.
The first stone of the basilica was solemnly laid on 1 April 1631 and the work started before the winning design was chosen among the 11 presented; on 13 June 1631 the decision awarded the proposal by Baldassare Longhena. The great architect created the masterpiece of Venetian baroque: a church ‹‹shaped as a crown to be dedicated to the Virgin›› characterised by the large dome that redesigned the urban space “dialoguing” with the other domes that define the skyline of the Basin of St. Mark. Pagina 2 The basilica of St. Mary of Health was solemnly consecrated on 9 November 1687, its brilliant designer died five years earlier. The ancient votive is still respected today and every 21 November in Venice people go on a pilgrimage to the Basilica of St. Mary of Health crossing a bridge of boats: it is the Venetian’s most felt, authentic and intimate feast. |
1.) Susanne Ruseler - Holland the Doge & The Lion of Venice 2.) Ilya Filamontsev - Russia Invasion of the Goths 3.) Etual Ojeda -Spain The relics of St Mark |
4.) Karen Fralich
- Canada The Pope, Barbarossa & the Doge 5.) Brad Goll - USA Arsenale & Buccintoro 6.) John Gowdy - Italy Doctor |
7.) John Gowdy - Italy Merchants 8.) John Gowdy - Italy Pprinters 9.) Sikke-Bart Freiling - Netherlands Santa Maria Salute church |
10.) Bill Dow -
USA Casanova at Piombi 11.) Leonardo Ugolini - Italy St Marks Basilica 12.)Michela Ciapinni - Italy Rialto Bridge |
13.) David Ducharme
- Canada The plague 14.) Andrius Petkus - Lithuania Old Carnivale Damon Farmer - USA Scenic paintings |
Arena Ojeda - Spain Christine Nichol - Canada | Hazel Nichol Ducharme
- Canada Laura Gowdy Cimador
- Italy |
Lisa Longo Giorgia Lovato |
Davide Ercocano Silvia Trevisan |
Giulia Girardi Beatrice Mattiuzzo |
Elisabetiva Botter Alessio Moggian |
Giada Frattina Noemi Cini |
Directed by: Rich
Varano - USA |
Assistant to the Director: Elena Lana |