St Mark's English Church

Saint Mark's English Church is an Anglican church in Florence, Italy. The church forms part of the chaplaincy of St Mark's Florence with Holy Cross Bologna, in the Diocese in Europe of the Church of England. The white marble statue in the niche over the main door is The Apotheosis of Saint Mark (2007–2008) by Jason Arkles. This is the first work by an American sculptor to have a permanent public location in Florence. It was commissioned by the then priest Fr Lawrence MacLean, who worked closely with Arkles on this project. They were able to find and use the same marble from which Michelangelo's David had once been carved.

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