25/04/2026
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Feastday: April 25 Patron: of notaries, Venice, Barristers
Birth: 1st Century Death: April 25, 68 AD
He was the son of Mary of Jerusalem (Acts 12:12) whose home became a meeting place for the apostles. He is also the cousin of St. Barnabas (Col. 4:10), a Levite and a Cypriot.
St. Mark lived for years in Alexandria, where he died as a martyr while being dragged through the streets.
Mark's Gospel was probably written between 60 and 70 A.D., and was based upon the teachings of St. Peter. It is believed Mark provided both Luke and Matthew with basic sources for their Gospel's.
St. Mark's symbol is a winged lion. This is believed to be derived from his description of St. John the Baptist, as "a voice of one crying out in the desert" (Mark 1:3). The wings come from Ezekiel's vision of four winged creatures as the evangelists.
๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐จ!, ๐บ๐จ๐ต ๐ด๐จ๐น๐ช๐ถ๐บ ๐ฌ๐ฝ๐จ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ณ๐ฐ๐บ๐ป๐จ!
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