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Santa Maria delle Penitenti

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Santa Maria delle Penitenti (Venice)
Santa Maria delle Penitenti (Venice)

The church of Santa Maria delle Penitenti, is part of a large complex: Pio Loco delle Penitenti, located on the canal Cannaregio, near its exit to the lagoon facing Mestre, in the Northwest edge of Venice, Italy. It gained its name as a charitable institution providing an alternative life to former prostitutes, akin to a Magdalene asylum.

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Santa Maria delle Penitenti
Fondamenta De Cannaregio, Mestre Venezia-Murano-Burano

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Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Penitenti

Fondamenta De Cannaregio
30170 Mestre, Venezia-Murano-Burano
Veneto, Italy
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Santa Maria delle Penitenti (Venice)
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