The Prayer for the
Recovery of the Relics
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| Rosand, David. Myths of Venice: The Figuration of a State. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, 2001. Print. |
In 976, a group of rebels burned the Basilica di San Marco as a part of a revolt. It wasn’t until 1071 that the Basilica di San Marco was rebuilt. By 1094, people began to realize that the
relics of St. Mark had been missing for over one hundred years. In response, the doge and the clergy led the
people in prayer in hopes of relocating the relics of St. Mark. This prayer ceremony is documented in The Prayer for the Recovery of the Relics (Rosand,
Myths of Venice, 2, 58).
