Giovanni Battista Zeno (or Zen) (died 7 May 1501) was a cardinal of

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. He was made a cardinal by his uncle,

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in November 1468. The Zeno Chapel in St Mark's Basilica,

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, was built as his tomb. While bishop, he was the

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of Giovanni Paternione, Bishop of Malta (1479).

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15th-century births Year of birth unknown 1501 deaths Cardinal-nephews 15th-century Italian cardinals Cardinal-bishops of Frascati University of Padua alumni Burials at St Mark's Basilica Giovanni Battista 15th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops {{Italy-RC-cardinal-stub