▁prede cess ors , ▁in ▁particular ▁P all ad io , ▁whose ▁two ▁churches ▁of ▁San ▁Giorg io ▁Mag giore ▁and ▁Il ▁Red ent ore ▁were ▁within ▁sight ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁church . ▁ ▁The ▁fac ade ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁central ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁fac ade ▁of ▁San ▁Giorg io ▁Mag giore , ▁while ▁the ▁basic ▁idea ▁for ▁the ▁interior ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁Red ent ore . ▁ ▁The ▁Domin icans ▁wished ▁the ▁building ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁gl ories ▁of ▁their ▁order ▁and ▁to ▁encou rage ▁dev otion ▁to ▁the ▁ros ary . ▁The ▁fe ast ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁the ▁Ros ary ) ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Roman ▁Calendar ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 6 ▁after ▁a ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁Tur ks . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁stone ▁was ▁laid ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁May ▁ 1 7 2 6 , ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁Patri arch , ▁Marco ▁Gr aden igo . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁September ▁ 1 7 4 3 , ▁by ▁the ▁then ▁Patri arch , ▁Al v ise ▁F osc ari . ▁ ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁finished ▁( with ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁statue ) ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 5 ▁and ▁appears ▁today ▁much ▁as ▁it ▁did ▁then . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁Fac ade ▁ 2 7 0 ▁p iles ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁driven ▁into ▁the ▁soil ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁weight ▁of ▁the ▁fac ade . ▁Gi ant ▁Cor inth