John Mark
Biblical saint
Feast: 15 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
John Mark (Greek: Ἰωάννης Μᾶρκος, romanized: Iōannēs Markos) is named in the Acts of the Apostles as an assistant accompanying Paul and Barnabas on their missionary journeys. Traditionally he is regarded as identical with Mark the Evangelist, the traditional writer of the Gospel of Mark.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Mark the Evangelist Saint“Traditionally he is regarded as identical with Mark the Evangelist, the traditional writer of the Gospel of Mark.” — Wikipedia
- Catholic Encyclopedia — St. Mark (newadvent.org/cathen/09672c.htm) — The article states it assumes the John Mark of Acts is identical with the Mark of St Paul and with the Evangelist, and quotes the Roman Martyrology for 25 April. FLAG: on this identification the page duplicates Mark the
- Wikidata Q1992340 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — John Mark (CC BY-SA)
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