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[email protected] www.carmeloveneto.it www.centroscalzi.it www.consorziovinivenezia.it www.veneziawineandfood.it The Discalced Carmelites in Venice The Church of Santa Maria di Nazareth and the Monastery Garden The Discalced Carmelites in Venice The Church of Santa Maria di Nazareth and the Monastery Garden Index Introduction 1. Consorzio Vini Venezia pag. 6 2. The Order of the Discalced Carmelites 8 Part I 1. The Church of Santa Maria di Nazareth in Venice pag. 14 I. The Façade 16 II. The Nave 18 III. The Friars’ Choir 21 IV. The Presbytery and the High Altar 22 V. The Chapel of the Crucifixion 26 VI. The Chapel of the Holy Family 28 VII. The Chapel of St. Sebastian 30 VIII. The Chapel of St. John the Baptist 32 IX. The Chapel of St. Teresa of Avila 34 X. The Chapel of St. John of the Cross 36 Part II 1. The Garden: Layout and Meaning pag. 40 2. The Garden as Part of the Architectural Heritage of the Discalced Carmelites 42 3. The Formal Characteristics of the Garden 46 4. The Garden of the Five Senses 55 5. The Mystic Garden 56 6. Numerology 59 7. The First Plant Bed: the Lawn 62 8. The Second Plant Bed: the Garden of Simples 64 9. The Third Plant Bed: the Friars’ Garden 67 10. The Fourth Plant Bed: the Vineyard 70 11.