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Historic villa / palace
Palazzo Patriarcale
Building in Venice, Italy
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Venice and its Lagoon”
At a glance
- Coordinates
- 45°26′06″ N, 12°20′23″ E
History and description
Palazzo Patriarcale (or Arcivescovile) is a palace in the Piazzetta dei Leoncini, Venice, Italy. It is the seat of the Patriarchate of Venice.
History
After the fall of the Venetian Republic, St Mark's Basilica became a cathedral, the Palazzo Patriarcale was built as the new headquarters of the Patriarchate of Venice (former headquarter was San Pietro di Castello). In 1837, architect Lorenzo Santi started to work on the building. The construction ended in 1850.
From 1894 to 1903, the building was the residence of Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto (1835-1914), who later became Pope Pius X.
Between 2005 and 2007, the Diocesan Museum hosted two private exhibitions, Il ciclo di Tintoretto e la quadreria del Palazzo Patriarcale and "Officina Dürer".
In 2006, the heating and air-conditioning systems in the building were modernized. The Diocesan Museum, housed in the building, opened to the public in 2007.
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Getting there
Venezia Santa LuciaTrain, nearest
1.6 km as the crow flies
Palazzo Patriarcale
San Zaccaria (Danieli) "F"300 m
Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia7.7 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Palazzo Patriarcale?
Palazzo Patriarcale is in Venice, in the province of Venezia (Veneto), Italy. GPS coordinates: 45.43499, 12.33983.
What else is there to see near Palazzo Patriarcale?
Nearby you’ll find: Treasury of San Marco (100 m away), Palazzo Trevisan Cappello (100 m away), Museo diocesano d'arte sacra Sant'Apollonia (100 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Sede Patriarcale (Venice) — Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7683 - Venezia - Lorenzo Santi - Palazzo patriarcale (1837-1870) - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 8-Aug-2007 — G.dallorto, CC BY-SA 2.5 it
- 7687 - Venezia - Lorenzo Santi - Palazzo patriarcale (1837-1870) - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 8-Aug-2007 — G.dallorto, CC BY-SA 2.5 it
- 7693 - Venezia - Palazzo patriarcale - Lapide Giovanni XXIII - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 8-Aug-2007 — G.dallorto, CC BY-SA 2.5 it
- Patriarch's Palace (Palazzo Patriarcale), Piazzetta dei Leoncini, Venice (30875504861) — Dimitris Kamaras from Athens, Greece, CC BY 2.0
- 威尼斯宗主教宮 Palazzo Patriarcale - panoramio — lienyuan lee, CC BY 3.0
- Inscription on pal patriarcale 2 — Abxbay, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pal Patriarcale Venezia San Marco — Abxbay, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gedenktafel Albino Luciani — Harvey Kneeslapper, CC BY-SA 4.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences