VENEZIA | SANTUARIO DEI SANTI GEREMIA E LUCIA

Chiesa di Santa Lucia

The Church of St. Jeremiah (or rather Church of St. Jeremiah the Prophet) as of 2018 also holds the title of Shrine of St. Lucy (or Shrine of Lucy). It is located in Venice in the sestiere of Cannaregio. It is an important house of worship of medieval origin, rebuilt on several occasions but in its present form only between the 18th and 19th centuries. The structure is rich in works of art. It houses various illustrious relics on which excel the mortal remains of St. Lucy of Syracuse, which came to the church in the 19th century, following the demolition of the church of St. Lucy located on the site of the Venice railway station.