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City Faith – Angelo Grossi’s Churches, Venice

City Faith - Angelo Grossi's Churches, Venice

Looking for the cross.

[Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi]

He always walks with his hand on his heart. Angelo Grossi believes in what he calls Proustianity, but still, he attends the evening mass every Sunday at San Giacomo dall’Orio, which–to him–is the most Proustian church in Venice (see photo no. 12). He feels its outer wall has the colour of sunset.

The Delhi Walla meets this PhD student of American literature one morning at an appointed spot in this watery city. In his 20s, this Marcel Proust devotee is from the Southern Italian town of Putignano but has been living in Venice since 2007.

Mr Grossi spent the entire day showing me his most beloved churches in this city of churches. He has a profound knowledge of the monuments of Venice and is also familiar with author John Ruskin’s great work on the architecture of this city. We started with Sant’ Alvise and ended with San Moise. Here is Mr Grossi and his churches.

1. Sant’ Alvise

City Faith - Angelo Grossi's Churches, Venice

2. Madonna dell’orto

City Faith - Angelo Grossi's Churches, Venice

3. L’abazia

City Faith - Angelo Grossi's Churches, Venice

4. The ruins of Santa Maria dei Servi (now a dorm for students, the church was destroyed by Napoleon in 1815. Angelo Grossi lived here for four years as a student of Russian, American and Czech literature.)

City Faith - Angelo Grossi's Churches, Venice

5. Santa Fosca

City Faith - Angelo Grossi's Churches, Venice

6. Santa Maria

City Faith - Angelo Grossi's Churches, Venice

7. San Marcuola

City Faith - Angelo Grossi's Churches, Venice

8. San Giobbe

City Faith - Angelo Grossi's Churches, Venice

9. San Geremia

City Faith - Angelo Grossi's Churches, Venice

10. Chiesa degli Scalzi (under renovation)

City Faith - Angelo Grossi's Churches, Venice

11. San Simeon Grando

City Faith - Angelo Grossi's Churches, Venice

12. San Giacomo dall’Orio (Angelo Grossi attends the Sunday mass here)

City Faith - Angelo Grossi's Churches, Venice

13. San Giovanni Evangelista

City Faith - Angelo Grossi's Churches, Venice

14. Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari

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14a. San Rocco

City Faith - Angelo Grossi's Churches, Venice

15. San Pantalon

City Faith - Angelo Grossi's Churches, Venice

16. San Sebastiano

City Faith - Angelo Grossi's Churches, Venice

17. Chiesa del Redentore

City Faith - Angelo Grossi's Churches, Venice

18. San Giorgio Maggiore

City Faith - Angelo Grossi's Churches, Venice

19. San Pietro di Castello (San Piero de Casteo in Venetian dialect)

City Faith - Angelo Grossi's Churches, Venice

20. San Marco

City Faith - Angelo Grossi's Churches, Venice

21. San Moise

City Faith - Angelo Grossi's Churches, Venice

22. (Inside Chiesa del Redentore)

City Faith - Angelo Grossi's Churches, Venice

2 thoughts on “City Faith – Angelo Grossi’s Churches, Venice

  1. As expected, another splendidly composed set of photographs – with a fascinating and poetic narrative.

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