Lion of Venice Lion of Venice The Lion of Venice is an ancient bronze winged lion sculpture in the Piazza San Marco of Venice, Italy, which came to symbolize the city — as well as one of its patron saints, St Mark — after its arrival there in the 12th century. The sculpture surmounts one of two large granite columns in the Square, thought to have been erected between 1172 - 1177 during the reign of Doge Sebastiano Ziani or about 1268, bearing ancient symbols of the two patron saints of Venice. The "Lion" sculpture has had a very long and obscure history,
History of the Jews in Venice begun: many memorials have been saved and classified more than 1000 of them which can be dated between 1550 and the early 18th century. History of the Jews in Venice The history of the Jewish Community of Venice, which is the capital of the Veneto region of Italy has been well known since the medieval era. Little by little, despite alternating moments of "permission" and "prohibition", the number and importance of Jews in Venice grew considerably. Despite this, On March 29, 1516, the Republic of Venice enacted a decree to formally persecute and isolate the Jews of Venice. Beginning in