(en) Hellovenezia, « The Lion of St. Mark, the symbol of Venice » (consulté le ) : « When St. Mark’s body was adventurously transferred to Venice from Alexandria in Egypt and he was adopted as the city’s patron saint, the evangelist’s lion on a blue field was also adopted, with six decorations on a red band standing for the sestieri, namely the six districts into which Venice was divided, as it still is. ».
