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
Kościelecki Square in Bydgoszcz Kościelecki Square in Bydgoszcz The Kościelecki Square is an old and historical place in downtown Bydgoszcz. Around the area are several buildings registered on the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Heritage List. Kościelecki Square is located in the historical part of Old Bydgoszcz. It has a rectangular shape (×), with an east-west orientation, which central part is full of greenery. On the east, it is bordered by Bernardyńska Street, on the west by Przy Zamczysku street and its southern edge is lined up to the west with Długa street. The main edifice in the area is Saint Andrew Bobola's Church, standing on the