"Saint Mark" redirects here. For other uses, see Saint Mark (disambiguation).

Saint Mark the Evangelist
Coptic icon of Saint Mark
Gift of God
Born	1st century AD, Palestine
Died	April 25, 68 AD, Alexandria
Venerated in	Oriental Orthodox Church, Byzantine Church, Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Catholic Churches, Anglican Church, Lutheran Church and some other Protestant Churches
Major shrine	Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Cairo, Egypt) Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Alexandria, Egypt)
Feast	April 25
Attributes	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. Coptic art is a term used either for the art of Egypt produced in the early Christian era or for the art produced by the Coptic Christians themselves The 1st century was the Century that lasted from 1 to 100 according the Julian calendar. Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 68 was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια Oriental Orthodoxy is the communion of Eastern Christian Churches that recognize only three Ecumenical councils — the First Council of Nicaea, the The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world This article refers to Eastern Churches in full communion with the Holy See See also Anglicanism The Anglican Communion is an international association of national Anglican churches Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. A shrine, from the Latin scrinium (‘box’ also used as a desk like the French bureau) was originally a container usually made of precious materials used St Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral is located in the Abbassia District in Cairo, Egypt. Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church in Alexandria is considered a Cathedral as it is the historical seat of the Pope of Alexandria, the head of the Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Christianity has used symbols from its very beginnings Each Saint has a story and a reason why he or she led an exemplary life The lion ( Panthera leo) is a member of the family Felidae and one of four Big cats in the Genus Panthera. A desert is a Landscape or region that receives very little precipitation. A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight This article is about royal thrones for the order of Angels by the same name see Thrones. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Saracen was a term used by Europeans in the Middle Ages for Fatimids at first then later for all who professed the religion of Islam.
Patronage	Barristers, Venice, and others; see [1]
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Saint Mark the Evangelist (מרקוס, Greek: Μάρκος) (1st century), also known as John Mark, is traditionally believed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark and a companion of Saint Peter. The patron saint of a particular group of people is a Saint who would protect and 'love' the group and its members A barrister is a Lawyer found in many Common law Jurisdictions that employ a split profession (as opposed to a Fused profession) in relation Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly The 1st century was the Century that lasted from 1 to 100 according the Julian calendar. Content Authorship The gospel itself is anonymous but as early as Papias in the early 2nd century a text was attributed to Mark, a cousin He accompanied Paul of Tarsus and Barnabas on Paul's first missionary journey. Paul the apostle (שאול התרסי Šaʾul HaTarsi, meaning " Saul of Tarsus " Σαούλ Saul and Σαῦλος Saulos and Saint Barnabas (1st century born Joseph was an early Christian convert one of the earliest disciples in Jerusalem. After a sharp dispute, Barnabas separated from Paul, taking Mark to Cyprus^[1]. Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía Later Paul called upon the services of Mark, the kinsman of Barnabas, and Mark was named as Paul's fellow worker.

His feast day is celebrated on 25 April, the anniversary of his martyrdom. St Mark is also believed by various traditions to be the first Pope of Alexandria^[2]--and thus the founder of Christianity in Africa. The Pope of The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, or Pope of Alexandria for short is the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria The presence of Christianity in Africa began by the end of the first century in Egypt, and by the end of the second century in the region around Carthage. His evangelistic symbol is the lion. The Four Evangelists refers to the authors of the four Gospel accounts in the New Testament that bear the following ancient titles Gospel according The lion ( Panthera leo) is a member of the family Felidae and one of four Big cats in the Genus Panthera.

He is believed to have written the gospel of Mark while in Rome with St Peter. The gospel includes many details on what Simon Peter was doing during the events of Jesus' ministry, passion and resurrection.

St Mark is often associated with the message of the importance of the word of God in our lives, that the scriptures really do speak to us and that we should be reading them.

Contents 1 Biblical and traditional information 2 Fate of his remains 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

Biblical and traditional information

Traditionally the Pentapolis of North Africa is believed to be where Saint Mark was born and he returned to Pentapolis later in life after being sent by Saint Paul to Colosse (Col 4:10) and serving with him in Rome (Phil 24; 2 Tim 4:11) ; from Pentapolis he made his way to Alexandria. Colossae or Colosse (also known as Chonae or Kona) was an ancient city of Phrygia, on the Lycus, which is a tributary of the Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια ^[3]

Mark of the Pauline Epistles is specified as a cousin of Barnabas (Colossians 4:10); this would explain Barnabas' special attachment to the Mark of Acts over whom he disputed with Paul(Acts 15:37-40). Mark's mother was a prominent member of the earliest group of Christians in Jerusalem; it was to her house that Peter turned on his release from prison. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the The house was a meeting-place for the brethren, "many" of whom were praying there on the night Peter arrived from prison (Acts 12:12-17). Evidence for Mark's authorship of the Gospel that bears his name originates with Papias^{[4] [5]}. For the Genus of Grass skipper Butterflies, see Papias (butterfly.

A number of traditions have built up around Mark, though none can be verified from the New Testament. It is suggested that Mark was one of the servants at the Marriage at Cana who poured out the water that Jesus turned to wine (John 2:1-11). The Marriage at Cana or Wedding at Cana is an event reported by the Gospel of John but not by any of the Synoptic Gospels. Mark is also said to have been one of the Seventy Apostles sent out by Christ (Luke 10); the servant who carried water to the house where the Last Supper took place (Mark 14:13)^[6]; the young man who ran away naked when Jesus was arrested (Mark 14:51-52)^[7]; and the one who hosted the disciples in his house after the death of Jesus, and into whose house the resurrected Jesus Christ came (John 20). The Seventy Disciples or Seventy-two Disciples were early followers of Jesus mentioned in the Gospel of Luke. In the Christian Gospels the Last Supper (also called the Lord's Supper or Mystical Supper) was the last meal Jesus shared with his

In Egypt, Mark the Evangelist is said to have performed many miracles, and established a church there, appointing a bishop (Anianus of Alexandria), three priests, and seven deacons. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Anianus of Alexandria was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 68 to 82 a position which preceded the Popes of the Coptic Orthodox Church and Greek

When Mark returned to Alexandria, the people there are said to have resented his efforts to turn them away from the worship of their traditional Egyptian gods. In AD 68 they tied him to several horses and dragged him through the streets until he was dead.

Fate of his remains

In 828, relics believed to be the body of St. Events By Place Europe Egbert of Wessex becomes the first King of England. A relic is an object or a personal item of religious significance carefully preserved with an air of Veneration as a tangible memorial Mark was stolen from Alexandria by two Venetian merchants and were taken to Venice, where the Byzantine Theodore of Amasea had previously been the patron saint. Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the Saint Theodore of Amasea (d 306 Amasenus, now Amasya Turkey) is one of the Greek Military saints of the 4th century the earlier Patron saint The patron saint of a particular group of people is a Saint who would protect and 'love' the group and its members A basilica was built there to house the relics. The Latin word basilica (derived from Greek, Basiliké Stoà, Royal Stoa) was originally used to describe a Roman

There is a mosaic on this Venetian basilica showing how the sailors covered the body relics with a layer of pork. Since Muslims are not allowed to touch pork, this action was done to prevent Muslim intervention in the relics removal.

Copts believe that the head of the saint remained in Alexandria. A Copt ( Coptic: ouRemenkīmi enEkhristianos, literally Egyptian Christian) is a native Egyptian Christian. Every year, on the 30th day of the month of Babah, the Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates the commemoration of the consecration of the church of St. Paopi also known as Baba ( Coptic:) is the second month of the Coptic calendar. History of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria Apostolic foundation Egypt is identified in the Bible as the place of refuge that the Mark, and the appearance of the head of the saint in the city of Alexandria.

This takes place inside St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria, where the saint's head is preserved. Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church in Alexandria is considered a Cathedral as it is the historical seat of the Pope of Alexandria, the head of the

The Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates his feast day on January 4 (for those churches which follow the traditional Julian Calendar, January 4 currently falls on January 17 of the modern Gregorian Calendar). The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today

In 1063, during the construction of a new basilica in Venice, St. Saint Mark's Basilica ( Italian: Basilica di San Marco a Venezia) the Cathedral of Venice, is the most famous of Mark's relics could not be found. However, according to tradition, in 1094 the saint himself revealed the location of his remains by extending an arm from a pillar. ^[8] The newfound remains were placed in a sarcophagus in the basilica. [2]

In June 1968, Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria sent an official delegation to Rome to receive a relic of St. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria also called Kyrillos VI, born Azer Youssef Atta ( August 2, 1902 &ndash March 9, 1971 Mark from Pope Paul VI. Pope The delegation consisted of ten metropolitans and bishops, seven of whom were Coptic and three Ethiopian, and three prominent Coptic lay leaders. In Hierarchical Christian churches the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the Diocesan bishop or

The relic was said to be a small piece of bone that had been given to the Roman pope by Giovanni Cardinal Urbani, Patriarch of Venice. Giovanni Cardinal Urbani ( March 26, 1900 — September 17, 1969) was an Italian Prelate of the Roman Catholic Pope Paul, in an address to the delegation, said that the rest of the relics of the saint remained in Venice.

The delegation received the relic on June 22, 1968. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. The next day, the delegation celebrated a pontifical liturgy in the Church of Saint Athanasius the Apostolic in Rome. The metropolitans, bishops, and priests of the delegation all served in the liturgy. Members of the Roman papal delegation, Copts who lived in Rome, newspaper and news agency reporters, and many foreign dignitaries attended the liturgy.

In the book "The Lost Tomb of Alexander", historian Andrew Chugg argues that the relics of St. Mark in Venice are actually those of Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great ( or, Mégas Aléxandros; July 20 356 BC June 10 or June 11 323 BC also known as Alexander III of Macedon (el Ἀλέξανδρος Γ' Few historians, however, accept this claim.

See also

• Collège Saint Marc, Alexandria
• Gospel of Mark
• Gospel of John
• Gospel of Matthew
• Gospel of Luke
• John the Evangelist
• Luke the Evangelist
• Matthew the Evangelist
• Saints Church , Alexandria

References

1. ^ Acts 15:36-40
2. ^ Or founder of the church in Alexandria, according to the Catholic understanding. The Collège Saint Marc is a Roman Catholic school in Alexandria, Egypt. Content Authorship The gospel itself is anonymous but as early as Papias in the early 2nd century a text was attributed to Mark, a cousin The Gospel of John (literally According to John; Greek, Κατὰ Ἰωάννην Kata Iōannēn) is the fourth Gospel in the canon The Gospel of Matthew (Gk Κατά Ματθαίον Ευαγγέλιον is one of the four Canonical gospels in the New Testament and is a Synoptic gospel The Gospel of Luke (Gk Κατά Λουκάν Ευαγγέλιον) is a synoptic Gospel, and is the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels of the Saint John the Evangelist (d ca 110 יוחנן " The LORD is merciful" Standard Hebrew Yoḥanan, Tiberian Hebrew Luke the Evangelist ( Hebrew: לוּקָֻא Greek: Loukás) was an early Christian leader who is said by tradition to be the author of Matthew the Evangelist (מתי/מתתיהו "Gift of Yahweh " Standard Hebrew and Tiberian Hebrew: Mattay or Mattithyahu
3. ^ Suscopts
4. ^ Harrington, Daniel J. (1990), “The Gospel According to Mark”, in Brown, Raymond E.; Fitzmyer, Joseph A. & Murphy, Roland E. Raymond Edward Brown ( May 22, 1928 - August 8, 1998) was an American Roman Catholic Priest and Biblical Rev Joseph Augustine Fitzmyer, SJ, is a priest of the Society of Jesus and a New Testament scholar , The New Jerome Biblical Commentary, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, pp. 596, ISBN 0-13-614934-0 
5. ^ University of Navarre (1999), The Navarre Bible: Saint Mark’s Gospel (2nd ed. The University of Navarra is a private Pontifical university based at the southeast border of Pamplona, Spain. ), Dublin: Four Court’s Press, pp. 55, ISBN 1-85182-092-2 
6. ^ University of Navarre (1999), The Navarre Bible: Saint Mark’s Gospel (2nd ed. The University of Navarra is a private Pontifical university based at the southeast border of Pamplona, Spain. ), Dublin: Four Court’s Press, pp. 172, ISBN 1-85182-092-2 
7. ^ University of Navarre (1999), The Navarre Bible: Saint Mark’s Gospel (2nd ed. The University of Navarra is a private Pontifical university based at the southeast border of Pamplona, Spain. ), Dublin: Four Court’s Press, pp. 179, ISBN 1-85182-092-2 
8. ^ Okey, Thomas (1904). Venice and Its Story. London: J. M. Dent & Co. .  

External links

• H.B. Swete, 'St. Mark in the New Testament'
• H.B. Swete, 'St. Mark in Early Tradition'
• St. Mark's detailed biography by H.H. Pope Shenouda III
• St. Mark the Apostle, Evangelist, and Preacher of the Christian Faith in Africa
• History of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt which was founded by Saint Mark
• The return of St. Mark Relics from Italy (June 1968 - zipped RealVideo)
• St. Mark's New Cathedral, Abbassyia, Cairo, Egypt (inaugurated in 1968)
• Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Mark
• Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Church : Los Angeles, CA
• Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Church : Heliopolis
• St. Mark Anglican Church : Portland, OR
• Apostle Mark the Evangelist of the Seventy Orthodox icon and synaxarion

Preceded by —

Pope of Alexandria 43–68

Succeeded by Anianus

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An icon (from Greek εἰκών eikōn, "image" is a religious work of art most commonly a painting from Eastern Christianity. Synaxarium, Synaxarion, Synexarium, Synexarion, pl Synaxaria ( Greek: Συναξάριον, from συναγειν The following is a list of all the Coptic Orthodox Popes of Alexandria who have led the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and have succeeded the Apostle Mark Year 43 was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Year 68 was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Anianus of Alexandria was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 68 to 82 a position which preceded the Popes of the Coptic Orthodox Church and Greek

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