the increasing dependence of the Venetian state on the military services of the Stratioti. Orthodox Slavs (mostly Serbs) in the scuola came from different Slavic-speaking parts of the Venetian state. They are recorded as di Servia (from Serbia), di Montenegro, dalmati (Dalmatia) and dalla Bosnia (from Bosnia). It has been estimated that in 1533-1562, of the 1044 members of the confraternity about 10% were of Serb origin. After the restoration of the Patriarchate of Peć in 1557, Serbs began to leave the scuola which saw declining membership in general. The last Serbs who paid dues to the confraternity did so in 1556-59. Dalmatian Serb migrants joined the scuola again in the 18th century. The Scuola had a central role in the development of Venetian and Italian typography. Among the members of the Scuola were Greek scholars who brought classical manuscripts with them from Constantinople. They established printing presses around the Greek neighborhood and acted as editors, translators, correctors, authors and type-designers. One of the intellectuals from the Balkans who joined the scuola was Božidar Vuković (Dionisio della Vecchia), who opened one of the first Serbian and South Slavic printing houses in western Europe. When he was elected president of the scuola, it was named - in his honor - School of the Greeks and the Serbs. After the fall of the Venetian Republic all confraternities were officially closed by an edict from Napoleon in 1806. The Scuola's funds and many of its precious objects were confiscated. Former Members Antonio Vassilacchi Emmanuel Tzanes Thomas Flanginis Anna Notaras Zacharias Calliergi Onufri See also Flanginian School Scuola degli Albanesi References Bibliography Buildings and structures in Venice Serbian diaspora Greek culture Confraternities Greek diaspora in Europe Republic of Venice History of Venice 1494 establishments in Europe 15th-century establishments in the Republic of Venice 1806 disestablishments in Italy Eastern Orthodox lay societies