The birth and prosperity of this church was guaranteed during its early days by two important historical figures: the Doge Giustiniano Partecipazio and the eastern Emperor Leone V; upon the death of the former, the majority of the deceased's resources were left to the church by the his will. Even Leone V seems to have economically supported the construction of the building, it is also said that it was upon his request that the body of St Zechariah was sent to Venice, now buried inside the church that takes his name.
Proof of the relationship between this building and power was the
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