In AD 828, two Venetian merchants stole the body of St Mark from a monastery in Alexandra, ostensibly transporting it under layers of pork fat co conceal it from Muslim guards.

• 据说在公元828年，有两个威尼斯商人从亚利山大修道院把圣马克的尸体偷出来，然后用猪油把尸体包起来（这样就可以避开穆斯林守卫的检查）运走。