San Marco Evangelista al Campidoglio, Rome

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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
Location	Piazza di S. Marco 48, Rome, Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Tradition	Roman Rite
Website	www.sanmarcoevangelista.it
History
Status	Minor basilica titular church regional church
Dedication	Mark the Evangelist
Consecrated	AD 324
Architecture
Architect(s)	Leon Battista Alberti (façade)
Architectural type	Basilica
Style	Renaissance, Baroque
Groundbreaking	4th century
Completed	1470
Clergy
Cardinal protector	Angelo De Donatis

San Marco is a minor basilica in Rome dedicated to Saint Mark the Evangelist located in the small Piazza di San Marco adjoining Piazza Venezia. It was first built in 336 by Pope Mark, whose remains are in an urn located below the main altar. The basilica is the national church of Venice in Rome.