San Marco Evangelista al Campidoglio, Rome

San Marco Evangelista Basilica
Basilica di San Marco Evangelista al Campidoglio (Italian)
South façade of the basilica. To the right, Palazzo Venezia, the former embassy of the Republic of Venice, whose protector was St. Mark.
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41°53′44.6″N 12°28′53.2″E / 41.895722°N 12.481444°E / 41.895722; 12.481444
LocationPiazza di S. Marco 48, Rome, Italy
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitewww.sanmarcoevangelista.it
History
DedicationMark the Evangelist
ConsecratedAD 324
Clergy
Cardinal protectorAngelo De Donatis

San Marco is a titular basilica in Rome dedicated to Saint Mark the Evangelist, located in the small Piazza di San Marco adjoining Piazza Venezia. It was first consecrated in 336 by Pope Mark and rebuilt in its present form in 833 by Pope Gregory IV. Today, the basilica is the national church of Venice in Rome.