The Island of San Michele (, ; ) is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, Veneto, northern Italy. The island contains San Michele in Isola, a Catholic church, as well as the San Michele Cemetery, Venice’s principal cemetery. It is associated with the sestiere of Cannaregio, from which it lies a short distance northeast.
History
Along with neighbouring San Cristoforo della Pace, the island was a popular place for local travellers and fishermen to land. Mauro Codussi's Chiesa di San Michele in Isola of 1469, the first Renaissance church in Venice, and a monastery lie on the island, which also served for a time <!--when?--> as a prison.
San Michele cemetery
The island has served as the principal cemetery of Venice since 1807.
- San Michele Cemetery, Venice
Gallery
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Chiesa di S.Michele in Isola, north exposure.jpg|Church S.Michele in Isola
150405 San Michele.jpg|Walls of San Michele
Chapel of San Rocco.jpg|Chapel of San Rocco
San Cristoforo .JPG|San Cristoforo
Venice Cemetery Graves.JPG|Graves
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See also
- List of islands of Italy