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San Biagio is a church dedicated to Saint Blaise in the sestiere of Castello in Venice northern Italy.The church now stands adjacent to the Museo Storico Navale and is officiated by a military chaplain. Till 1511 this served as the church for the Greek community which had emigrated to Venice after the fall of Constantinople. It was rebuilt in 1745-1752 likely to plans of Filippo Rossi. The vault was frescoed by Giovanni Scajaro with Saint Blaise in Glory.

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