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Mark the Evangelist [a] (Koinē Greek: Μᾶρκος, romanized: Mârkos), also known as John Mark (Koinē Greek: Ἰωάννης Μᾶρκος, romanized: Iōánnēs Mârkos; Aramaic: ܝܘܚܢܢ, romanized: Yōḥannān) or Saint Mark, is the person who is traditionally ascribed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark. Modern Bible scholars ...
The Eve of St. Mark, a poem by John Keats [6] The Eve of St. Mark, a 1942 play by Maxwell Anderson; Washington Irving included a story called "St. Mark's Eve" in his 1822 collection, Bracebridge Hall. The story describes several British superstitions about the souls of those soon to die appearing at the local church steps on St. Mark's Eve
Saint Mark is a painting of 1448 in tempera on canvas by Andrea Mantegna in the Städel Museum, Frankfurt. A depiction of Mark the Evangelist , it is the earliest known work by the artist. Mantegna was aged 17 in 1448, the year in which he regained his independence after six years in the studio of Francesco Squarcione .
6th-century Syriac inscription at the Monastery of Saint Mark in the Old City of Jerusalem, stating: "This is the house of Mary, mother of John Mark.". Mary, mother of John Mark – commonly associated with Mark the Evangelist – is mentioned in the New Testament of the Christian Bible, in Acts 12:12, [1] where it is said that, after his escape from prison, Peter went to her house: "When he ...
6th-century Syriac inscription at the Monastery of Saint Mark in the Old City of Jerusalem, stating: "This is the house of Mary, mother of John Mark." Lion of St Mark outside Bishop's Palace – Galveston, Texas. Several times the Acts of the Apostles mentions a certain "John, who was also called Mark" or simply "John": And when [Peter] had ...
Articles relating to Mark the Evangelist, the supposed author of the Gospel of Mark and founder of the episcopal see of Alexandria. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
The Lion of Saint Mark, representing Mark the Evangelist, pictured in the form of a winged lion, is an aspect of the Tetramorph. On the pinnacle of St Mark's Cathedral he is depicted as holding a Bible , and surmounting a golden lion which is the symbol of the city of Venice and formerly of the Venetian Republic .
Antonio da Correggio, The Betrayal of Christ, with a soldier in pursuit of Mark the Evangelist, c. 1522. The naked fugitive (or naked runaway or naked youth) is an unidentified figure mentioned briefly in the Gospel of Mark, immediately after the arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane and the fleeing of all his disciples: