Biography of st mark
Biography of st mark
Where was st mark born...
Mark the Evangelist
Apostle of Jesus
"Saint Mark" redirects here. For other uses, see Saint Mark (disambiguation).
Saint Mark the Evangelist | |
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St Mark by Frans Hals (1625) | |
| Born | c. 12 AD Cyrene, Crete and Cyrenaica, Roman Empire (according to Coptic tradition)[1] |
| Died | c. 68 AD (aged c. 56) Alexandria, Egypt, Roman Empire |
| Venerated in | All Christian churches that venerate saints |
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| Feast | |
| Patronage | Barristers, Venice,[2]Egypt, Copts,[3]Mainar, Podgorica[4] Pangil, Laguna |
| Major works | Gospel of Mark (attributed) |
Mark the Evangelist[a] (Koinē Greek: Μᾶρκος, romanized: Mârkos), also known as John Mark (KoinēGreek: Ἰωάννης Μᾶρκος, romanized:Iōánnēs Mârkos;Aramaic: ܝܘܚܢܢ, romanized: Yōḥannān) or Saint Mark, was the person who is traditionally ascribed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark.
Most modern Bible scholars have concluded that the Gospel o