Mark the Evangelist
Most modern Bible scholars have concluded that the Gospel of Mark was written by an anonymous author rather than an identifiable historical figure, though the topic remains contentious among experts.[23] According to Eusebius,[24] Mark was succeeded by Anianus as the bishop of Alexandria in the eighth year of Nero (62/63), probably, but not definitely, due to his coming death.[47] Furthermore, Mark is also believed to have been among the servants at the Marriage at Cana who poured out the water that Jesus turned to wine (John 2:1–11).[48][47] According to the Coptic tradition, Mark was born in Cyrene, a city in the Pentapolis of North Africa (now Libya).This tradition adds that Mark returned to Pentapolis later in life, after being sent by Paul to Colossae (Colossians 4:10;[10] Philemon 24.)[49] Some, however, think these actually refer to Mark the Cousin of Barnabas), and serving with him in Rome (2 Timothy 4:11);[8] from Pentapolis he made his way to Alexandria.[50][51] When Mark returned to Alexandria, the pagans of the city resented his efforts to turn the Alexandrians away from the worship of their traditional gods.
Saint Mark (disambiguation)St MarkFrans HalsCyreneCrete and CyrenaicaRoman EmpireAlexandriashrineSt Mark's BasilicaVeniceSaint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Alexandria)CatholicEastern OrthodoxJulian calendarCoptic OrthodoxGregorian calendarPatronageBarristersMainarPodgoricaGospel of MarkKoinē GreekJohn MarkKoinēromanizedAramaicepiscopal seefive most important seesearly Christianityfeast daysymbolwinged lionFour EvangelistsLion of Saint MarkWilliam LaneBarnabasHippolytus of Rome2 Timothy 4Acts 12Mark the cousin of BarnabasColossians 4gospelEusebius of CaesareaHerod Agrippa IJames, son of ZebedeePassoverangelsAntiochAsia MinorPontusGalatiaCappadociaBithynia1 Peter 1Emperor ClaudiussermonsAscension of JesusChurch of AlexandriaCoptic Orthodox ChurchGreek Orthodox Church of AlexandriaCoptic Catholic ChurchbishopChristianity in AfricaAnianusPapiasTrinity Evangelical Divinity SchoolCoptic ChurchHippolytusJohn 20Holy SpiritPentecostMarriage at CanaJohn 2Pentapolis of North AfricaColossaeColossiansPhilemontraditional godsSaint Mark's relicsrosebudSt Mark's SquareFeast of St MarkCoptic calendarRoman MartyrologyrememberedChurch of EnglandFestival25 AprildesertVenetianResurrectionSaracensTintorettoCodex Aureus of LorschmartyrdomTrès Riches Heures du duc de BerryMusée CondéChantillyAndrea MantegnaBodleian Librarynaive paintingPasquale OttinoIl PordenoneKazan CathedralSaint Mark the EvangelistSaint Mark's BasilicaNuremberg ChronicleSaint MarkDonatelloOrsanmicheleFlorenceCoptic iconBasilica di San MarcoSaint Mark's Coptic Orthodox CathedralSaint Mark's Church, BelgradeSt. Mark's Church in-the-BoweryNew York CityBaucalisFeast of Saint MarkJohn the EvangelistLuke the EvangelistRogation daysAncient GreekImperial AramaicHebrewLane, William L.