He was martyred April 25, 68, at Alexandria, Egypt. In AD 68 pagans placed a rope around his neck and dragged him through the streets of Alexandria until he was dead.
St. Mark the Evangelist's Church - New York City - was created in 1914.
St. Mark the Evangelist School was founded in 1912 by Saint Katharine Drexel as the first Catholic School in New York City for African-American students.
Both the Basilica and the Square are named for St. Mark the Evangelist.
St. Mark the Evangelist is one of the four authors of the New Testament Gospels. The city of Venice in Italy claims him as their patron saint, and his relics are said to be housed in St. Mark's Basilica in Venice. St. Mark is traditionally believed to have been a companion of St. Peter and traveled with him to preach the Gospel.
If you are thinking of St. Mark, the Evangelist, then the first century A.D.
St. Mark the Evangelist is the patron saint of Egypt.
The patron saint of lions is St. Mark the Evangelist.
The patron saints of Venice, Italy, are St. George and St. Mark the Evangelist.
St. Mark the Evangelist is believed to have been canonized as a saint in the early Church, shortly after his death in the first century. However, the formal canonization process in the way we understand it today was not established until much later in the 10th century.
Pope St. Sylvester I was pope in the year 325.
The Gospel of Mark is traditionally attributed to St. Mark the Evangelist (also known as John Mark)
Mark died as a martyr. The early Christians considered martyrdom as a sure way to receive the title of saint.