The Lion of St. Mark & St. Theodore (piazzetta)
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Just outside the Basilica di
San Marco, in the Piazzetta San Marco,
stand two columns. Atop the first column
is a statue of the Lion of St. Mark. Atop the second column is a statue of St. Theodore. These statues represent the original patron
saint of Venice, St. Theodore, and the current patron saint of Venice, St.
Mark. Erected in 1172, these columns
represent Venetian unity between past and present (Rosand, Myths of Venice, 2, 55).
