Cemetery #5871
San Michele Cemetery
Local name: Cimitero di San Michele
Also known as San Michele · Cimitero di San Michele in Venezia
13
documented records
≈ 1,300–2,700
approx. capacity (graves)
0.067 km²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
San Michele Cemetery is the cemetery of Venice, on an island between Venice and Murano. Following Napoleon's decree of 1804 moving burials out of city centres, a cemetery was established in 1807 on the neighbouring islet of San Cristoforo della Pace. In 1837 the canal separating it from San Michele was filled in to enlarge the burial ground, which takes its name from the church of San Michele in Isola. The cemetery holds many famous people and is described by the city as an open-air museum, and it includes six Commonwealth war graves. For enquiries, call +39 041 729 2841 or see comune.venezia.it.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 45.446800° N, 12.345200° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
13 memorials, A–Z by surname.
Angela Alessandrini 1838 – 1920 
Manfredi D'Aller 1868 – 1926 
Arminio Enrichi 1914 – 2009 
Luigi Fraconti ? – 1893 - Maria Fraconti ? – 1888
Vittoria Gherarducci 1860 – 1934 - Giacomo Mezzadri 1876 – 1924
- Lidia Orzali 1888 – 1923
- Luigia Pedon 1833 – 1895
- Giuseppina Piasentin 1917 – 2006
- Luciana Piasentin 1926 – 1928
- Luciana Piasentin 1913 – 1913
- Gemma Ravagnan 1894 – 1923
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- San Michele Cemetery Orthodox Section 240 m away · Venice · 14 records
- San Giorgio dei Greci Former Cemetery, Venice 1.3 km away · Venice
- Murano Cemetery 1.5 km away · Murano
- Venice Old Jewish Cemetery 3.6 km away · Venezia
- Lido di Venezia Cemetery 3.7 km away · Venezia
- San Nicolò di Lido New Jewish Cemetery 3.8 km away · San Nicolò di Lido
- Venezia Cemetery 3.9 km away · Venezia · 7 records
- Sant'Erasmo Cemetery 5.5 km away · Sant'Erasmo
- Campalto Cemetery 5.7 km away · Venezia · 14 records
- Burano Cemetery 6.5 km away · Mazzorbo
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Common questions
How big is San Michele Cemetery?
San Michele Cemetery covers about 67,000 m² (17 acres), about the size of 9 soccer fields. It is the 6th largest of the 1,522 cemeteries we list in Veneto.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for San Michele Cemetery is that of Maria Fraconti, who died on March 30, 1888.