Apostle · 1st century
Apostle and Evangelist Mark
Also known as John Mark · Mark the Evangelist
One of the Seventy and the writer of the second Gospel; a companion of the apostles Peter and Paul and nephew of Barnabas, he founded and led the Church of Alexandria, where he was martyred.
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints