Who is buried in St Mark Venice?
Who is buried in St Mark Venice? Saint Mark's relics, the putative remains of Mark the Evangelist, are held in St Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy.
Why is St. Mark the patron saint of Venice?
St. Mark protected the Venetians and therefore also their State. Saint Christopher, depicted in a fresco in a great hall of the Ducal Palace, protected sailors and the Adriatic Sea.
What saint is in a glass coffin?
Rita of Cascia, one of the incorruptible saints. Her devout life was so pure that her remains never decayed. Her body lies in a glass box that's eye level, and pilgrims have traveled for hundreds of years to pray at her shrine.