I Always Leica… experiencing a special time with the locals.

With each visit to Venice we have visited the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari. It is filled with a tremendous amount of art work, including the altar piece, The Assumption of the Virgin by Titian (1516–1518), a statue by Donatello (1438), a Madonna and Child by Giovanni Bellini (1488), the Tomb of Titian (1488–1576), the Tomb of Antonio Canova (1757–1822), and a great deal more. We have always enjoyed visiting this great cathedral. While staying in the neighborhood, we attended Sunday Mass with a small group of local residents. During that Mass a baptism was performed on what turned out to be the choir director’s baby. During that Mass and baptism we felt very much a part of the community, feeling a real connection with the people and their great cathedral. A church that we once admired for its art and history suddenly became a very special place filled with personal connections.