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SAN POLO AND SANTA CROCE
VAPORETTO - SAN TOMA
In Campo San Toma, at the opposite end to the church, look out for this red brick building.
This was the shoemakers guild. If you look below the bas relief, in the door lintel, there is a shoe carved into the stone.
The bas relief is by Pietro Lombardo (1478) and shows Saint Mark healing Ananias, who was a cobbler. This event took place in Alexandria, when St Mark was Bishop there.
The cobbler had seriously injured himself whilst repairing the Bishops shoes
St Mark is the patron saint of cobblers (among many other professions!)
The building dates back to 1446, and apparently has some worn examples of frescoes on the flooring inside. It is now used as a public library.
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