San Rocco is one of Venice's plague churches, dedicated to Saint Roch. Bartolomeo Bon the Younger built it between 1489 and 1508. The article records that the relics of Saint Roch were transferred from Voghera. Venice declared him a patron saint in 1576, and each year on his feast day, August 16, the Doge made a pilgrimage to the church.
The church measures about 130 feet (40 meters) long and 66 feet (20 meters) wide. Bernardino Maccarucci designed the facade, built from 1765 to 1771, with sculptures by Giuseppe Bernardi, Giovanni Morlaiter, Antonio Gai and Giovanni Marchiori. The church was substantially altered in 1725.
Inside are paintings by Tintoretto and works by Pordenone on the dome and apse. The nearby Scuola Grande di San Rocco, also known for Tintoretto, began in the fifteenth century as a confraternity to help citizens during plagues.
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