Photograph by George P. Landow, © October 2000. It may be used for any scholarly or educational purpose without permission, as long as the previous credit appears.
San Rocco helping victims of the plague. Bas Relief from the Chiesa di San Rocco, whose façade dates from eighteenth century.
According to the Lonely Planet Guide to Venice, St. Roch "was born in 1295 in Montpellier, France, and at the age of 20 began wandering through Italy and Southern France helping plague victims. He died in 1327 and a cult soon grew around him. His body was transferred to Venice in 1485" (132).
Last modified October 2000