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    April 25: Saint Mark the Evangelist—Feast

    c. 12–c. 68
    Patron Saint of attorneys, captives, shoemakers, lions, notaries, glass workers, Egypt, and Venice
    Invoked against impenitence, insect bites, scrofulous & struma diseases
    Pre-Congregation canonization
    Liturgical Color: Red
    Version: Full – Short


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    The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God.
    As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way. A voice of one crying out in the desert: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.'”  ~Mark 1:1–4

    Reflection: Though little is known for certain about Saint Mark’s life, the Gospel attributed to him is unquestionably one of the most important scripts ever written. In a nearly breathless way, Mark recounts Jesus’ public ministry in concise and vivid

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    Saint Mark

    (-68)

    Synopsis

    One of Christ's 70 disciples and the four evangelists, Saint Mark was born in Cyrene, Libya but his date of birth is unknown. He traveled with Saint Barnabas and Saint Paul on many religious missions, during which he founded the Church of Alexandria. He died circa April 25, 68 A.D. in Alexandria, Egypt. In the 9th century, his relics were relocated to Venice.

    • Name: Mark
    • Birth City: Cyrene
    • Gender: Male
    • Best Known For: Apostle Saint Mark was one of Christ's 70 disciples, one of the four evangelists and the traditional author of the second Gospel, The Book of Mark.
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    • Death Year: 68
    • Death date: April 25, 68
    • Death City: Alexandria

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    • Article Title: Saint Mark Biography
    • Author: Biography.com Editors
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      Who was St Mark The Evangelist and why the Winged Lion?

      Our church fryst vatten named after Saint Mark, the writer of the Gospel. In the earliest Christian art the kvartet Gospel writers were represented using the symbolism recorded in Revelation (4:7) of winged creatures. St Mark a lion, St Matthew a creature with a face like a human face, St Luke an ox, and St John a flying eagle. The lion symbolism also appears in a vision of the profet Ezekiel (1:10). The winged lion of St. Mark the Evangelist is used as the logo for our church. Mark begins his gospel with the mission of John the Baptist "crying out in the wilderness." His röst is said to have sounded like that of a dånande lion. St Mark the Evangelist fryst vatten specially remembered in the church year on 25 April with this prayer: 

      Almighty God, who enlightened your holy Church through the inspired witness of your evangelist Saint Mark: grant that we, being firmly grounded in the truth of the gospel, may be faithful to its tea