The church was built in honor of St. Mark the Evangelist, whose remains were stolen in Alexandria, Egypt, by a couple crafty Venetians, intent on bringing him to rest in Venice. (What made them ...

Venice, November 19 - Mosaics and columns in St Mark's have been damaged by recent flooding in Venice, the Procuratorate of the basilica said on Tuesday. It said it would still take some time to ...

Saint Mark's is the most famous of a host of monuments endangered by the worst week of flooding seen in Venice since 1872. Venice's historic Saint Mark's Basilica will need millions of Euros of ...

The opening weekend of Carnival in Venice culminated with a water procession along the Grand Canal that finished in front of the Rialto Bridge with a flourish of colorful streamers and confetti — all ...