Sant'Aponal

thumb|Gothic bas-relief on the facade The church of '''Sant'Aponal''' is a deconsecrated Roman Catholic church in the sestiere of San Polo in Venice, Italy.

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Religious building.building_name: Sant'Aponal
Religious building.image: Sant'Aponal (Venice).jpg
Religious building.caption: Sant'Aponal facade
Religious building.location: Venice, Italy
Religious building.map_type: Venezia#Italy
Religious building.religious_affiliation: Roman Catholic
Religious building.province: Venice
Religious building.year_completed: 15th century

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thumb|Gothic bas-relief on the facade The church of '''Sant'Aponal''' is a deconsecrated Roman Catholic church in the sestiere of San Polo in Venice, Italy.

The church was founded in the 11th century, by refugees from Ravenna and dedicated to Apollinaris of Ravenna. Restored over the centuries, it underwent major reconstruction in the 15th century. During the Napoleonic occupation, it was deconsecrated and only reconsecrated in 1851. For a time it was used as a prison for political prisoners. It was re-closed in 1984, and is now mainly an archive. The facade retains bits of Gothic architecture decoration.