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Church of the Eremitani

Discover Church of the Eremitani

Last updated on September 7, 2026
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Architecture

The church is a wide single nave under a wooden ceiling shaped like an inverted ship's hull -- the same carpentry logic as the Palazzo della Ragione's roof, applied at smaller scale and for the same reason: it spans a broad space without internal supports.

The exterior is plain brick with a simple gabled front, typical of mendicant building where preaching space mattered more than display.

The Ovetari Chapel sits off the east end. Its reconstruction is deliberately legible: recovered fragments are set against neutral ground rather than infilled with painted guesswork, so what survives and what is lost remain distinguishable.

The Short History

How It Was Built and Evolved Over Time

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