y ▁on ▁the ▁dist ill ation ▁of ▁wine . ▁In ▁ 1 4 9 3 , ▁they ▁comm enced ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁church ▁on ▁land ▁front ing ▁the ▁Z atter e ▁( the ▁fond ament a ▁which ▁borders ▁the ▁Gi ude cca ▁Canal ▁facing ▁the ▁Gi ude cca ▁island ), ▁where ▁the ▁other ▁buildings ▁of ▁the ▁order ▁stood . ▁This ▁church ▁was ▁originally ▁dedicated ▁to ▁St . ▁Jer ome ▁( San ▁Gi rol amo ) ▁and ▁later ▁to ▁Santa ▁Maria ▁della ▁Vis it azione ▁( St . ▁Mary ▁of ▁the ▁Vis itation ) ▁and ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁the ▁Vis itation . ▁Later , ▁the ▁order ▁found ▁it ▁hard ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁new ▁members ▁and ▁a ▁falling ▁off ▁in ▁numbers ▁combined ▁with ▁s lack ness ▁in ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁their ▁duties ▁led ▁to ▁its ▁supp ression ▁by ▁Pope ▁Clement ▁IX ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 9 ▁their ▁property ▁was ▁put ▁up ▁for ▁au ction ▁and ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁Domin icans , ▁who ▁installed ▁themselves ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 0 . ▁It ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Domin icans ' ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁Ges u ati ▁and ▁the ▁Ven et ians ▁have ▁to ▁this ▁day ▁continued ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁name . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁small ▁church ▁of ▁the ▁Vis itation ▁was ▁not ▁large ▁enough ▁for ▁the ▁Domin icans ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 7 2 0 ▁they ▁had ▁decided ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁church , ▁larger ▁and ▁of ▁more ▁architect ural ▁importance .