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Il Furioso and the Brothers of San Rocco

narrow alley, the Salizada San Rocco, squeezes between a and the apse of the Church of the Frari, and widens into a small , at the end of which the Church of St Roch can be found. Here the saint’s body rests complete, so they say, except for one finger. Venice is blessed with many cosy little squares, and this one is particularly worth finding. The façade of San Rocco’s church is handsome, though 18th century; but forming a right angle with the church is the splendid façade of the Scuola Grande di San Rocco,

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