San Giorgio dei Greci

San Giorgio dei Greci
San Giorgio dei Greci with its campanile
San Giorgio dei Greci
45°26′07″N 12°20′41″E / 45.4354°N 12.3448°E / 45.4354; 12.3448
CountryItaly
DenominationGreek Orthodox
History
DedicationSaint George
Architecture
Groundbreaking1539
Completed1573
Specifications
Spire height44 metres (144 ft)

San Giorgio dei Greci (Greek: Ἅγιος Γεώργιος τῶν Ἑλλήνων, romanized´Agios Geórgios ton Ellínon, lit.'Saint George of the Greeks') is a church in the sestiere (neighborhood) of Castello, Venice, northern Italy. It was the center of the Scuola dei Greci, the Confraternity of the Greeks in Venice. Around this period there was a similar church in Naples called Santi Pietro e Paolo dei Greci. There was also a Greek Brotherhood of Naples.