San Marco, Florence

Basilica di San Marco
The façade of the church of San Marco
Map
DenominationRoman Catholic
Religious orderDominican
History
StatusConventual church
DedicationMark the Evangelist
Relics heldAntoninus of Florence
Architecture
Architectural typeNeoclassical
Years built12th – 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."