Chiesa di San Canciano

Baroque parish church in Venice's Cannaregio, dedicated to early Christian martyrs from the 4th century.

San Canciano – also known as San Canziano – is a parish church in the sestiere of Cannaregio in Venice, standing on the campo of the same name. Although its origins date to 1351, the church was substantially rebuilt in the Baroque period after the earlier structure burned down in 1105. It is dedicated to the early Christian martyrs Cantius, Cantianus, and Cantianilla, who according to tradition were executed in 304 CE near modern-day San Canzian d Isonzo; their cult spread from around 400 CE into medieval Venice. The parish covers the eastern part of Cannaregio and the cemetery island of San Michele.