Saint Mark the Evangelist
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- Also known as
- John Mark
- Memorial
- 25 April
- Profile
- Believed to be the young man who ran away when Jesus was arrested (Mark 14:51-52), and the "John whose other name was Mark" (Acts 12:25).
Disciple of Saint Peter who travelled with him to Rome, and was referred to as "my son Mark" by the first Pope.
Author of the earliest canonical Gospel.
Travelled with his cousin Saint Barnabas, and with Saint Paul through Cyprus.
Evangelized in Alexandria, established the Church there, and founded the first famous Christian school.
- Died
- martyred 25 April 68 at Alexandria;
relics at Venice, Italy
- Name Meaning
- God is gracious; gift of God (John)
- Patronage
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against impenitence
against struma
attorneys
barristers
captives
Creazzo, Italy
Egypt
glaziers
imprisoned people
Infanta, Philippines, prelature of
insect bites
Ionian Islands
lawyers
lions
notaries
prisoners
scrofulous diseases
stained glass workers
struma patients
Venice, Florida, diocese of
Venice, Italy
- Representation
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lion
lion in the desert
bishop on a throne decorated with lions
man helping Venetian sailors
man holding a book with pax tibi Marce written on it
man holding a palm and book
man with a book or scroll accompanied by a winged lion
man with a halter around his neck
man writing or holding his gospel
rescuing Christian slaves from Saracens
winged lion
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- Gallery of images of Saint Mark
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- Additional Information
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New Catholic Dictionary
Lives of Illustrious Men, by Saint Jerome
Encyclopedia Britannica
Google Directory
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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