They smuggled the remains to Italy in barrels of pork ... center gable on the exterior of the basilica, you can even see a statue of St. Mark along with Venice's emblem: a lion with wings.

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New Year’s Eve is sometimes referred to as the 'festa di San Silvestro’ in Italy. But who was Saint Sylvester and how did his ...

As is sadly the case in all of Italy’s major tourist cities, Venice has become little more ... They come for a day, look at the Piazza San Marco, have a pizzas, buy a trinket and disembark ...