A patrician family originally from Rome that did not have the good fortune to elect any doge, but can count primary ecclesiastical personalities among its descendants.

Born in Venice into one of the oldest dynasties, Daniele Barbaro grew up in a family with excellent cultural foundations, as demonstrated by his great-uncle Ermolao Barbaro's humanistic and religious background.

veduta della laguna con bragozzi e burci durante la guerra (sono usati per movimenti di truppe, trasporto di armamenti, munizioni e, specialmente, di granaglie e viveri per la popolazione)

He was 76 years old (he was born in 1263). A former duke of Crete, podestà of Ragusa and Koper, he was elected procurator of St. Mark de citra (25 February 1333 m.v.). His dogado was on the whole peaceful.

It is assumed that the foundation of the church dates back to the 7th century when the refugees began to leave the mainland at the end of the Barbaric invasions and moved to the island of glass.

The discovery of the body of St Mark the Evangelist prompted the then Doge Giustiniano Partecipazio to sanction the construction of a church worthy of receiving the remains of the Saint.

The ancient church was built in wood in the 9th century and was dedicated to San Giorgio Maggiore; term "major" to distinguish it from the church of the same name located on the island of San Giorgio in Alga.

From Ferdinando Ongania's portfolio 'Calli, Canali e Isole della Laguna'.

One of the sacred places of Venice where, on the feast day of the Madonna della Salute (21 November), the Venetians reconnect with their city and participate in the sacred and timeless act of thanksgiving for having survived the plague epidemic of

Initially built in 1250, the church had the apse facing the bridge and was rather small, which is the exact opposite of how it is now.