Answer: Originally the Convent of San Marco site was a 12th-century Vallombrosan monastery, which later passed to the Silvestrines. They were driven out of San Marco in 1418, and in 1438 the convent was given to the Dominican Observants under the leadership of St. Antonino. David Farmer in the Oxford Dictionary of Saints writes that St. Antonino returned to Florence "... in 1436 [and] founded the famous convent of San Marco, a Silvestine monastery rebuilt by Michelozzi and decorated by Fra Angelo and his disciples ...".





St Antonino 5th Century of Death
Scott 269-272 (1960)

See Also
•  David Farmer, Oxford Dictionary of Saints, 5th edition, (Oxford 2005)
•  James C. Hamilton, "St. Antonino: A First Day Cover Survey" Vatican Notes Volume 62 Issue 360 Year 2014 Pages 16-17
•  Rev. H. A. Phinney, "500th Anniversary Of Death Of St. Antoninus, Archbishop Of Florence" Vatican Notes Volume 17 Issue: 1 1968 Pages 7-8
•  Convent of San Marco The Museums Of Florence (website) http://www.museumsinflorence.com/musei/museum_of_san_marco.html