Basilica di San Marco | |
---|---|
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Religious order | Dominican |
History | |
Status | Conventual church |
Dedication | Mark the Evangelist |
Relics held | Antoninus of Florence |
Architecture | |
Architectural type | Neoclassical |
Years built | 12th – 18th century |
San Marco is a Catholic religious complex in Florence, Italy. It comprises a church and a convent. The convent, which is now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, has three claims to fame. During the 15th century it was home to two famous Dominicans, the painter Fra Angelico and the preacher Girolamo Savonarola. The church houses the relics of St Antoninus of Florence and the tomb of Pico Della Mirandola, a Renaissance philosopher known as the "Father of Humanism."