Santa Maria Zobenigo

The Chiesa di Santa Maria del Giglio is a church in Venice, Italy.The church, whose name translates into St.Mary of the Lily referring to the flower classically depicted as being presented by the Angel Gabriel during the Annunciation), is more commonly known as Santa Maria Zobenigo after the Jubanico family who founded it in the 9th century.The edifice is situated on the Campo Santa Maria Zobenigo, west of the Piazza San Marco.It was rebuilt by Giuseppe Sardi for Admiral Antonio Barbaro between 1678 and 1681 and has one of the finest Venetian Baroque facades in all of Venice.