Santa Giustina, Venice

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Santa Giustina di Venezia is a deconsecrated, former Roman Catholic church building in the sestiere of Castello, Venice.

It was initially rebuilt in the second half of the 15th century by Augustinian nuns. The Convent was suppressed [ clarification needed ] in 1896. The façade is garlanded with Istrian marble, and was initially commissioned by the procurator of St. Mark, Giovanni Soranzo, who asked Baldassare Longhena to design and rebuild the church in a Baroque -style in 1636-77.