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threedays of hand-to-hand fighting the siege was raised and aGreek army delivered from destruction. The ByzantineEmperor showed his gratitude by bestowing the hand of hisniece on the Doges son Giovanni, and joyous festival washeld at Constantinople in honour of the alliance. Butwhatever pride may… … VINE PERGOLA ON THE GIUDECCA RAPE OF S. TARASIOS BODY 31 in piety and charity this noble and heroic servant of thepeople declined to his end, and at the early age of forty-eight was laid to rest in S. Zaccaria. The story of the enriching of this church with the bodyof S. Tarasio is too…
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