Saint Mark
Second Gospel author
Saint Mark is one of the four evangelists, traditionally credited with writing the Gospel of Mark in the New Testament.
Christian tradition identifies him as a companion of the apostle Peter and later of Paul.
He is the patron saint of Venice, where his symbol—the winged lion—appears throughout the city.
His feast day is April 25.
- VeniceLagoon city, northeastern Italy
- AlexandriaEgyptian Mediterranean port
- lionManed African feline
- gospelSacred choral tradition
- wingedHaving flight appendages
relic · martyrdom · holy relics · basilica · winged lion · Egypt · early church · Halo · feast day · monasticism · New Testament · tomb · cathedral · Byzantine · piazza · Coptic · campanile · scribe
- Early SaintsAgatha, Apollonia, Valentine, Damian, Cornelius
- Coptic SaintsPachomius
- religious figuresJesus, Buddha, Muhammad, Moses, Abraham
- SaintsJoan of Arc, Virgin Mary, Mother Teresa, Pope John Paul II, Thomas More
- Caribbean PlacesNassau, Bridgetown, Kingston, San Juan, Havana
- Coptic ChristianityCopts
sanctity and moral character
Saint MarkSatan
Judeo-Christian arch-enemy of God
Judas Iscariot · Pontius Pilate · Herod the Great · Nero · Cain