Geography | |
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Coordinates | 45°26′49″N 12°20′49″E / 45.447°N 12.347°E |
Adjacent to | Venetian Lagoon |
Administration | |
Region | Veneto |
Province | Province of Venice |
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The Island of San Michele (Italian: isola di San Michele, [ˈiːzola di sam miˈkɛːle]; Venetian: ìxoła de San Michièl) is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, Veneto, northern Italy. It is associated with the sestiere of Cannaregio, from which it lies a short distance northeast.
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 as a prison.
The island has served as the principal cemetery of Venice since 1807.