Oratorio dei Crociferi, Venice

The Oratorio dei Crociferi (Oratory of the Cross Bearers) is a small Roman Catholic chapel found across from the church of the Gesuiti in the sestiere of Cannaregio in Venice, Italy.

The oratory was part of a convent found by the Order of the Crociferi, a twelfth century order dedicated to ministering to soldiers and pilgrims participating in the crusades or travels to the Holy Land.

They had been patronized by Doge Renier Zen, who endowed them with a large patrimony.

The oratory was decorated with eight canvases depicting scenes from the Order of the Crociferi (1583-1592) by Palma il Giovane.

Relative to the elaborate Gesuiti facade, the oratory is plain entrance flanked by a house with four tall chimneys.