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San Nicolò al Lido is a church in Venice, northern Italy. It is located in the northern part of Venice's Lido, and houses the relics of St Nicholas, patron of sailors (shared with Bari). From this church, the traditional thanksgiving mass of the ''Sposalizio del Mare'' ("Marriage of the Sea") is celebrated. The complex houses monks of the Franciscan order. ==History== The convent and the church dates to the origins of Venice in the early Middle Ages. The monastery and the church, according to a legend,〔Zancaruol - Historical Dictionary Of All The Notebook-Venetian Patrician Families]〕 was founded by the family Zancaruol), stood at a strategic point for the nascent Venetian power: at the main access to the sea. From here, in 996 and 998 sailed off the first Venetian expeditions against the Narentine pirates. On May 9 the year 1000, the fleet led by doge Pietro Orseolo II took off for the campaign that led to the submission of Dalmatia. This event is still remembered in the ''Marriage of the Sea'' ceremony. In this church, the Doge Domenico Selvo was elected and crowned in 1071, since St Mark's Basilica was under reconstruction. In 1099, the Venetian participation to the First Crusade departed from this port, led by Bishop of Olivolo and Giovanni, son of the doge Vitale Michiel I. In 1100 the relics of the body of St Nicholas, were putatively were stolen from Myra of Lycia, and interred in this church. However, a few years earlier in 1089, the remains of the saint had been entombed in Bari by Pope Urban II in person. Nicholas was proclaimed protector of the Venetian fleet. In 1202, the forces of the Fourth Crusade left from here. In 1245 Salinguerra II of Torelli was buried here, he was a ghibelline nobleman who held the city of Ferrara for many years, and who disputed the primacy of Este family. In 1623 the relics of St. Nicholas were transferred from the church to the monastery to accommodate the construction of the new building, before being placed back below of altar. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「San Nicolò al Lido」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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