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San Marco Evangelista Basilica | |
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Basilica di San Marco Evangelista al Campidoglio (Italian) | |
![]() South façade of the basilica. To the right, Palazzo Venezia, the former embassy of the Republic of Venice, whose protector was St. Mark | |
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41°53′44.6″N 12°28′53.2″E / 41.895722°N 12.481444°E | |
Location | Piazza di S. Marco 48, Rome, Italy |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Tradition | Roman Rite |
Website | www |
History | |
Status | Minor basilica titular church regional church |
Dedication | Mark the Evangelist |
Consecrated | AD 324 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Leon Battista Alberti (façade) |
Architectural type | Basilica |
Style | Renaissance, Baroque |
Groundbreaking | 4th century |
Completed | 1470 |
Clergy | |
Cardinal protector | Angelo De Donatis |
San Marco is a minor basilica in Rome dedicated to Saint Mark the Evangelist located in the small Piazza di San Marco adjoining Piazza Venezia. It was first built in 336 by Pope Mark, whose remains are in an urn located below the main altar. The basilica is the national church of Venice in Rome.