▁Ges u ati , ▁is ▁an ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁Domin ican ▁church ▁in ▁the ▁S est iere ▁of ▁D ors od uro , ▁on ▁the ▁Gi ude cca ▁canal ▁in ▁Ven ice , ▁northern ▁Italy . ▁The ▁classical ▁style ▁building ▁has ▁a ▁well - lit ▁interior ▁and ▁is ▁exception al ▁in ▁pres erving ▁its ▁original ▁layout ▁and ▁Roc oco ▁decor ation ▁int act . ▁The ▁church ▁and ▁almost ▁all ▁its ▁sculpt ure ▁and ▁paint ings ▁were ▁created ▁within ▁a ▁thirty - year ▁period : ▁construction ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 5 , ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁sculpt ural ▁decor ation ▁was ▁in ▁place ▁by ▁ 1 7 5 5 . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁religious ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁Jes u ates , ▁formally ▁the ▁C ler ici ▁apost ol ici ▁San ct i ▁Hier onym i ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁S ien a ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁presence ▁in ▁Ven ice ▁by ▁ 1 3 9 0 . ▁Its ▁members ▁were ▁known ▁as ▁I ▁pover i ▁Ges u ati ▁( the ▁poor ▁Jes u ates ) ▁because ▁they ▁frequently ▁called ▁on ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Jesus ; ▁they ▁had ▁no ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁Jes uits ▁( I ▁Ges uit i ), ▁whose ▁church ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁Ven ice . ▁They ▁acquired ▁some ▁wealth ▁from ▁don ations ▁and ▁leg a cies ▁and ▁from ▁privileges ▁granted ▁by ▁the ▁state , ▁including ▁a ▁mon opol