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Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 12, 20
- Died
- 25 April 68, 68
- Part of
- four evangelists
- Place of birth
- Palestine
- Place of death
- Alexandria
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- Marco
- Family name
- Marek
- Said to be the same as
- John Mark, Mark the cousin of Barnabas
- Occupation
- presbyter, evangelist
- Position held
- Patriarch of Alexandria
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Religion
- Christianity
- canonization status
- saint
- depicted by
- Colonna di San Marco, Saint Mark, San Marco Altarpiece, The Betrayal of Christ, with a soldier in pursuit of Mark the Evangelist
- described by source
- Otto's encyclopedia, De viris illustribus, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The American Cyclopædia, Pauly–Wissowa
- different from
- Q12057426
- feast day
- April 25, Bright Week
- iconographic symbol
- Lion of Saint Mark
- name in native language
- ܡܪܩܘܣ
- place of burial
- St Mark's Basilica
- significant person
- Barnabas, Paul the Apostle
- topic's main category
- Category:Saint Mark
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