It is one of the eight Great Schools of Venice and takes its name from the devotional Confraternity of San Marco.
Originally this brotherhood was based in what was once the church of Santa Croce. The transfer took place after the agreement reached in 1437 with the Dominicans of Saints John and Paul, who granted land to build the new headquarters.
On April 25 of the following year the transfer was celebrated with a solemn procession, even if the works were far from finished, given that the building was only completed in 1480.
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