The term anconeta, as can be easily understood by the Venetians, refers to the idea of a small sacred icon, initially positioned in the church of San Marcuola and depicting the Blessed Virgin. The veneration of this ancient painting of Madonna del Capitello has always attracted a large group of faithful who considered it miraculous.
It is said that a small group of young people from the Contrada di San Marcuola, after establishing their own brotherhood, came into conflict with the parish priest of the church of San Marcuola, the place where the boys had exhibited an icon of th
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