Pope Saint Mark

Also known as: Marcus
Memorial: 7 October
confined to local calendars since 1969
Profile: Son of Priscus. Chosen 34th pope; he reigned less than a year. Believed to have built the basilica of San Marco in Rome, and the Juxta Pallacinis basilica just outside the city. Issued a constitution confirming the power of the bishop of Ostia to consecrate newly elected popes. Little else is known of his life or reign.
Born: Rome, Italy
Papal Ascension: 18 January 336
Died: 7 October 336 at Rome, Italy of natural causes
buried in the catacomb of Balbina, where he had built the cemetery church
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Additional Information: Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Encyclopedia, by J P Kirsch
Christian History Institute
Ecole Glossary, by Karen Rae Keck
Google Directory
New Catholic Dictionary
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
Popes Through the Ages, by Father Joseph Brusher
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