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May the Lord bring you peace! looked after by Franciscan friars since its VISITING HOURS founding - hence the name “Frari”. The friars From Monday to Saturday: 9am - 6pm The Friars Minor Conventual in Venice first came to Venice shortly after 1220. Sunday: 1pm - 6pm welcome all of you to the Basilica dedicated Around the year 1231, a church and a Basilica of to “Glorious St. Mary” with the traditional convent were built on land donated to the (last admission 5.30pm) Franciscan greeting of peace and all good. friars. These were soon deemed to be of Visiting hours may vary according Santa Maria Walking down the aisles of this simple and inappropriate size. On April 28th, 1250 the to liturgical celebrations. elegant Gothic Franciscan church you will Pope’s delegate, Cardinal Ottaviano Ubaldini, find yourself surrounded by extraordinary laid the foundation stone of the second Gloriosa dei works of art that reach back through eight church dedicated to “Santa Maria Gloriosa”. ENTRY centuries of history, faith and devotion at Around 1330, given the increasing flow € 3,00 full ticket this Shrine. The contemplation of so much of pilgrims, the friars commissioned the € 1,50 students up to 29 years beauty - the divine spark - accompanied construction of a third, larger church: the FRARI by the silence of this holy place can fill one current Basilica, which was Children up to 11 years: Friars Minor Conventual with a sense of peace and serenity. We wish consecrated in 1492. free entrance. you an intensely enjoyable visit. Over the centuries the Basilica The entrance fee contributes has been endowed with unique A Franciscan Church and priceless masterpieces that to the maintenance of the Basilica. take the visitor The Frari Basilica - after St. Mark’s Basilica on a journey AUDIOTOUR (in 5 languages) - is one of the most enchanting religious through the € 2,00 available complexes in Venice, and one of Italy’s most history of art important Franciscan sites. As evidenced and devotion at the entrance by the numerous pictorial and sculptural from the 13th representations of St. Francis of Assisi and to the 20th PRAYER TIMES OF THE FRIARS St. Anthony of Padua, this church has been century. AND PARISH COMMUNITY Weekdays: 7.50am Daily Office Readings Among Marian devotion and Franciscan spirituality and Morning Prayer 8.30am; 6.30pm Mass The veneration of Mary The third artwork can be seen in the sacristy. Set in a beautiful inlaid wooden Day before Holidays: 6.30pm Mass The veneration of Mary is a typical trait of frame by Jacopo da Faenza, the visitor’s Sundays and holidays: 9am; 10.30am; Franciscan spirituality. gaze is drawn to the beautiful triptych of It is for this reason that the Basilica’s three 1488 by Giovanni Bellini. 12midday; 6.30pm Mass most beautiful paintings are dedicated to her. Other valuable paintings dedicated to Mary Eucharistic Adoration: Thursday The biggest is the altarpiece of the can be found in: The Chapter House: Madonna from 7pm to 8pm Assumption of the Virgin, painted by Titian, with Child by Paolo Veneziano (1339); The and defined by Canova as the most Chapel of the Franciscan Saints: Madonna Confessions: Wednesday and Friday beautiful picture in the world. Since with Child (1535) masterpiece by Bernardino from 5pm to 6.30pm the painting was put in place - on Licinio; The Bernard Chapel: Madonna May 19th, 1518 - the vast presbytery, Enthroned (1487) by Bartolomeo Vivarini. where it is still located, has been lit by a divine light. The second painting by Titian is Music in the Basilica dedicated to the Madonna di The two prestigious organs by Callido CONTACT AND INFORMATION Ca’ Pesaro and it was painted and Piaggia, installed at the sides of the Basilica of S. Maria Gloriosa dei Frari between 1519 and 1526. wooden choir, confirm the importance This work is considered a that sacred music has always had in this Friars Minor Conventual Eight centuries masterpiece due to its brilliant Basilica. You can appreciate the singular San Polo 3072 - 30125 VENEZIA use of perspective, the acoustics of the place during the frequent Tel. +39. 041.27.28.611 of art and faith splendidness of the colours, choral and organ concerts performed the perfection of the design here. For information on upcoming www.basilicadeifrari.it and the expressive power of musical events please ask at the entrance [email protected] the portraits. or consult the web site of the Basilica. facebook.com/basilicadeifrari Welcome The Frari Basilica is a historic monument, Make your visit more engaging Each of the sections you can see but it is first and foremost a church, and interesting with an audio guide on this map is explained in detail a sacred place welcoming the prayers in the official guidebook and liturgical celebrations of Catholic that will accompany you as you discover the of the Frari Basilica. diocesan and parish communities. paintings, sculptures and monuments in a clear and The handy guide contains complete way. The tour lasts about 35 minutes and over 80 photos and details Visitors are asked to respect the takes you to the most interesting places in the Basilica. of all the most important masterpieces. characteristics of the site and to behave Available in 5 languages. Available in 5 languages. appropriately. Thank you for your kind attention. Enter into a treasure trove of beauty, harmony and simplicity Itinerary Other major with audioguide 2 artworks 19 1 INTRODUCTION 8 14 CRUCIFIX ALTAR, 1672 Baldassare Longhena, Giusto Le Court 2 THE ASSUMPTION, 1516-1518 20 21 Tiziano Vecellio 15 MONUMENT TO DOGE 4 5 18 6 22 7 GIOVANNI PESARO, 1660-1669 3 ST. MARK AND SAINTS, 1474 3 B. Longhena, M. Barthel, B. Falcone Bartolomeo Vivarini 9 16 ST. PETER’S CHAPEL ALTAR, 1432 4 ST. AMBROSE AND SAINTS, 1503 23 Workshop of Dalle Masegne Alvise Vivarini – Marco Basaiti 24 17 THE FRANCISCAN TREE, 1670 5 ST. MICHAEL, XV century Pietro Negri Venetian art 10 18 MADONNA WITH FRANCISCAN SAINTS, 1535 6 ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, 1438 Bernardino Licinio 17 Donatello 19 CRUCIFIX, XIII century 7 MADONNA ENTHRONED WITH CHILD, 1487 20 MONUMENT TO DOGE NICOLÒ TRON, ab. 1476 Bartolomeo Vivarini 16 25 Antonio Rizzo 8 MADONNA WITH CHILD AND SAINTS, 1488 1 21 MONUMENT TO DOGE Giovanni Bellini FRANCESCO FOSCARI, ab. 1457 26 Niccolò di Giovanni Fiorentino 9 MADONNA WITH CHILD, 1339 13 Paolo Veneziano 27 22 SACRAMENT CHAPEL Reserved for personal prayer 10 WOODEN CHOIR, 1468 23 RELICS ALTAR, 1711 Marco and Francesco Cozzi Apse 15 28 F. Penso called “Cabianca” and A. Brustolon 11 MONUMENT TO TITIAN, 1843-1852 Sacristy Luigi, Pietro and Andrea Zandomeneghi 24 MONUMENT TO JACOPO MARCELLO, 1488 Chapter room Giovanni Buora 12 MONUMENT TO CANOVA, 1822-1827 Cloister Students of Canova 12 25 MARTYRDOM OF ST. CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA, 1590-1595 Wooden choir 11 Jacopo Palma il Giovane 13 MADONNA CA’ PESARO, 1519-1526 Bell tower Tiziano Vecellio 26 ST. JOSEPH OF COPERTINO IN ECSTASY, 1753 Giuseppe Nogari In red the artworks 29 27 ST. JEROME, 1564 Visit guidelines 14 explained in the audio guide 30 Alessandro Vittoria ✓ Advance bookings are recommended for group visits. 28 PRESENTATION OF JESUS IN THE TEMPLE, 1550-1560 ✓ The friars are available on request for group guided tours. Giuseppe Porta called Salviati ✓ Visits are not allowed during liturgical celebrations. 2 3 7 8 9 12 13 ✓ It is not permitted to take photos or video footage. 29 ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA, 1450 Giacomo Di Caterino 30 MIRACLES OF ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA, 1603 Flaminio Floriani .