Description:
San Giorgio Maggiore is one of the islands of Venice, lying east of the Giudecca and south of the main island group. consecrated to St George; thus it was designated as San Giorgio Maggiore to be distinguished from San Giorgio in Alga.

The Benedictine Monastery of San Giorgio was established in 982, when the doge Tribuno Memmo donated the whole island to a monk, Giovanni Morosini. The monks drained the island's marshes next to the church to get the ground for building.
Photo taken on: May 20th, 2007

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