Mark was a Jew, the son of a Mary of Jerusalem who was related to Barnabus. Mark accompanied Paul and Barnabus on the First Misssionary Journey, but returned to Jerusalem early. Paul was hesitant to have him along on the next journey. Mark was later with Paul during the latter's imprisonment in Rome. He also was in company with Peter and Timothy. Mark is most often remembered for his writing of the Gospel of Mark.
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.
St. Mark was an evangelist but not an apostle.
The birth place was at the city Cyrene in Pentapolis in Libya, North Africa. Shortly, after his birth they were forced to move to Palestine.
St. Mark was an evangelist but not an apostle. He was probably born early in the first century AD. The date is not known.
A:The term 'evangelist' is used to refer to the authors of the four New Testament gospels. One of the gospels, now known as The Gospel According to Mark, was attributed to Mark, the companion of the apostle Paul, by Papias in the second century. The choice was limited to the eleven disciples of Jesus and the companions of Paul. Mark was chosen as the probable author of this gospel because Papias thought he might have also been the son of St Peter, or at least his secretary.
The Gospel of Mark is traditionally attributed to St. Mark the Evangelist (also known as John Mark)
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 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.
Mark died as a martyr. The early Christians considered martyrdom as a sure way to receive the title of saint.
St. Mark was an evangelist but not an apostle.