Republic of Venice Venice, at one with the sea, was being born. Agnello was succeeded by his son Giustiniano, who stole the remains of Saint Mark the Evangelist from Alexandria, took them to Venice, and made him the republic's patron saint. According to tradition, Saint Mark was the founder of the Patriarchate of Aquileia. With the patriarch's flight to Grado after the Lombard invasion, the patriarchate split into two: one on the mainland, under the control of the Lomabrds and later the Franks, and the other in Grado on the lagoons and the areas under Byzantine control; this would later become the Patriarchate
Venice, Illinois Venice, Illinois Venice is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,890 at the 2010 census. Venice was platted in 1841. Venice is located at (38.673796, -90.167885). According to the 2010 census, Venice has a total area of , all land. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,528 people, 950 households, and 661 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,348.5 people per square mile (522.0/km²). There were 1,154 housing units at an average density of 615.6 per square mile (238.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 5.50% White, 93.55% African