Thousands gathered in Venice for the funeral of an Italian student murdered during the ISIS terror attacks in Paris.

Huge crowds packed in to St. Marks Square today to remember 28-year-old Valeria Solesin who was among the 89 gunned down at the Bataclan concert hall.

Solesin, a PhD student studying demographics at the Sorbonne University, was the only Italian among the 130 victims of the November 13 attacks.

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Final farewell: Five gondoliers aboard a black gondola rowed Valeria Solesin's flower-draped casket up the Grand Canal to St. Mark's Square

Thousands gathered in Venice for the funeral of the Italian student who was murdered during the ISIS terror attacks in Paris

Valeria Solesin's casket was rowed up the Grand Canal to St. Mark's Square (left). Pictured right: Gondoliers carry her coffin

She was shot as she entered the theatre with her Italian boyfriend.

Five gondoliers aboard a black gondola rowed her flower-draped casket up the Grand Canal to St. Mark's Square.

Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti attended the ceremony.

At her family's request, Solesin's friends and religious leaders of various faiths spoke at the funeral, which was held outdoors on a sunny morning in front of the arched doors and domes of St. Mark's Basilica.

Solesin (pictured), a PhD student studying demographics at the Sorbonne University, was the only Italian among the 130 victims of the November 13 attacks

Gondoliers carry the coffin of Valeria Solesin, the only Italian victim of the Paris attacks, in Saint Mark's Square

Huge crowds packed in to St. Marks Square today to remember 28-year-old Valeria Solesin who was among the 89 gunned down at the Bataclan concert hall

Large crowds gathered to pay their respects at St Mark's Square in Venice amid high security

'I want to thank the religious figures - Christian, Jewish and Muslim - who are here together in this square as a symbol of our common humanity at a moment when fanatics try to turn a massacre into an honourable act by invoking a faith,' Solesin's father, Alberto, said with her mother, Luciana, by his side.

The ceremony, which began with the playing of both the Italian and French national anthems, was broadcast live nationally by Italy's state broadcaster RAI.

The ceremony, which began with the playing of both the Italian and French national anthems, was broadcast live nationally by Italy's state broadcaster RA

The parents of Valeria Solesin, Alberto (left) and Luciana, her brother Dario and companion Andrea Ravagnani (right) stand in front of the coffin

At midday, the funeral paused for the tolling of the church bells.

Venice residents and tourists were among those attending the funeral, watched over by dozens of police and security officers.

At the end of the ceremony, to the notes of Ludwig van Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy', the casket was put back on the gondola, which made its way slowly towards the cemetery.

Venice residents and tourists were among those attending the funeral, watched over by dozens of police and security officers

At her family's request, Solesin's friends and religious leaders of various faiths spoke at the funeral, which was held outdoors on a sunny morning in front of the arched doors and domes of St. Mark's Basilica

At the end of the ceremony, to the notes of Ludwig van Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy', the casket was put back on the gondola, which made its way slowly towards the cemetery