| 829 The body of St. Mark was transported from Alexandria, Egypt to Venice (Doge Giustiniano Partecipazio) |
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832 Consecration of the first church of St. Mark (Doge Giovanni Partecipazio) |
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976-978 The church burned owing to the revolt against Doge Candiano IV and was rebuilt under Doge Orseolo I the Saint |
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1063 Start of the rebuilding of the current church (Doge Domenico Contarini) |
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1071-1084 Start of the mosaic decoration (Doge Domenico Selvo) |
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1094 Consecration of the church (Doge Vitale Falier) |
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1204 Fourth Crusade and transport of marbles and works of art into the basilica that had been brought to Venice following the conquest of Constantinople (four horses, icon of the Madonna Nicopeia, enamels of the Golden Altar-piece, relics, crosses, chalices, patens, today in the treasure: Doge Enrico Dandolo) |
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1265 Mosaic of St. Alipius with documentation of the exterior of the basilica |
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1343-1354 Construction of the Baptistery and Chapel of St. Isidore (Doge Andrea Dandolo) |
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1394 Construction of the iconostasis and sculptures decorating it by Jacobello and Pier Paolo dale Masegne |
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| Late 14th and early 15th centuries Gothic decoration of the fa�ade with spires, nichel, and sculptures of angels and saints |
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1419 Fire on the front part of the basilica’s roof |
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First half of the 15th century Tuscan artists (Maestro Nicol� and Pietro Lamberti and perhaps Jacopo della Quercia) worked on the sculptures of the fa�ade and Florentine artists worked on the basilica’s mosaics (Paolo Uccello is documented in 1425). |
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Mid-15th century Mosaic ornament of the Mascoli Chapel |
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1486 Construction of the Sacristy next to the apse (followed by the rebuilding of the small church of St. Theodore carried out by Giorgio Spavento, the basilica’s foreman) |
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1496 Documentary evidence of the basilica in the painting by Gentile Bellini, Procession in St. Mark’s Square |
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.1504-1521 Construction of the Zen Chapel in the right wing of the atrium, which closed up the solemn entrance doorway coming from the lagoon |
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1529 Work done by Sansovino to strengthen the walls and domes of the church |
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1617 Accommodation of the Nicopeia altar and the altar of the Holy Sacrament (to the left and right of the high altar) |
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1797 Fall of the Republic |
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1807 The basilica became the see of the Patriarch of Venice, until then at San Pietro a Castello. |
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