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Mark the Evangelist
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"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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| 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
