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
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