The sacristy.Painting on the wall by Leandro da Bassano : Pope Honorius III approves the Rule of St. Dominic in 1216.- Basilica di Santi Giovanni e Paolo; known as San Zanipolo.(Basilica St. John and Paul; basilique des Saints Jean et Paul; Zanipolo kirche). One of the largest churches in the city; it has the status of a minor basilica. - After the 15th century the funeral services of all of Venice's doges were held here; and twenty-five doges are buried in the church. The huge brick edifice was designed in the Italian Gothic style; and completed in the 1430s. It is the principal Dominican church of Venice.VSestiere (district) of Castello. Venice (Venise; Venedig ). Italy. 2020.