These institutions were officially supported by the Venetian state which promoted inclusivity of diasporic communities as a means to instill loyalty to its subjects and regulate the activities and relations of its migrant citizens.

[2] The Greeks initially used Catholic churches for their gatherings until Venice granted them permission to settle permanently and build in the Castello area in 1456.

[3] Initially there was a stipulation that membership should not exceed 250 persons (despite there being a Greek quarter in the city with a population of over 4000), apart from women and children.

[5] After the restoration of the Patriarchate of Peć in 1557, Serbs began to leave the scuola which saw declining membership in general.

They established printing presses around the Greek neighborhood and acted as editors, translators, correctors, authors and type-designers.

[7] 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.