St. Mark and the fleur-de-lis

In a March 10 comment (still March 9 in her time zone), Debbie highlights the connection between the fleur-de-lis and the Doge of Venice:

Today (March 9) as I was researching the Doge Palace

in Venice, I came across this information

Copy and paste:

"In Italy, fleurs-de-lis have been used for some papal crowns

and coats of arms, the Farnese Dukes of Parma, and by some

*** doges of Venice."

The patron saint of Venice is St. Mark, whose symbol is the winged lion. This fact has appeared in several recent posts here, starting with "Doge of Venice" on March 2.

Today, March 12, I was walking through the city and happened to pass this storefront:

There's a sweatshirt that says "ST. MARK'S 1958-59 C.Y.O. CHAMPS," and just above it a baseball cap bearing a fleur-de-lis. To the left are several sneakers also bearing the fleur-de-lis.