Lion of Saint Mark
The Lion of Saint Mark, representing the Evangelist Saint Mark depicted as a winged lion, is the symbol of the city of Venice and formerly of the Republic of Venice. It also appears both on merchant ships and on the naval military flags of the Italian Republic.
Saint Mark, represented as a lion, is a typical Christian iconography derived from the prophetic visions contained in Revelation 4:7. The lion is one of the four living creatures described in the book.
Santa Maria del Giglio
Santa Maria del Giglio is a church in Venice.
The church is more commonly known as the Church of Santa Maria Zobenigo, after the Jubanico family who founded it in the 9th century. The building is located in Campo Santa Maria Zobenigo, west of St. Mark’s Square. It was rebuilt by Giuseppe Sardi for Admiral Antonio Barbaro between 1678 and 1681 and has one of the finest Venetian Baroque façades in all of Venice.


