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- On April 25, we celebrate the Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist. Although he was not a direct disciple of Jesus, Saint Mark is the author of one of the four Gospel accounts and played a vital role in spreading the Gospel as a missionary in the early church.
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According to Eusebius of Caesarea, [14] Herod Agrippa I, in his first year of reign over the whole of Judea (AD 41), killed James, son of Zebedee and arrested Peter, planning to kill him after the Passover. Peter was saved miraculously by angels, and escaped out of the realm of Herod (Acts 12:1–19). [15]
Apr 2, 2014 · 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...
He may also have been the young man who ran away naked when Jesus was arrested (Mark 14:51-52). Saint Hippolytus states that Saint Mark was one of the Seventy Disciples sent out by Christ (Luke 10:1).
Feb 14, 2024 · But their malice did not end with his death, for they burned his mangles body after they had so inhumanly deprived it of life; but the Christians gathered up his bones and ashes, and decently interred them near the place where he used to preach.
Sep 17, 2017 · This context of persecution fits well with Mark’s narrative theme and purpose. The Gospel is a call to faithful discipleship in the face of suffering and even death. “Whoever wants to be my disciple,” Jesus says, “must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me” (Mark 8:34).
- Mark L. Strauss
Later tradition assumes that Mark was one of the 72 disciples appointed by Jesus (Luke 10:1) and identifies him with the young man fleeing naked at Jesus’ arrest (Mark 14:51–52). The Egyptian church claims Mark as its founder, and, from the 4th century ad , the see of Alexandria has been called cathedra Marci (“the chair of Mark”).
Apr 25, 2020 · Although he was not a direct disciple of Jesus, Saint Mark is the author of one of the four Gospel accounts and played a vital role in spreading the Gospel as a missionary in the early church. Mark is featured throughout the Basilica in a variety of beautiful domes and chapels.
