Mark the Evangelist

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1st-century Christian Christian evangelist Gospel writer New Testament figure canonical Gospel saint

Mark the Evangelist is an early Christian figure traditionally regarded as the author of the second canonical Gospel and a companion of the apostles Peter and Paul.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	1st-century Christian → Christian evangelist → Gospel writer → New Testament figure → canonical Gospel → saint →
alsoKnownAs	John Mark → Mark the Apostle → Saint Mark →
associatedWithGenre	Gospel literature →
associatedWithPlace	Alexandria → Antioch → Cyprus → Jerusalem → Rome →
associatedWithWork	Markan tradition →
authored	Gospel of Mark →
canonicalStatus	recognized as a saint in major Christian traditions →
centuryOfActivity	1st century →
companionOf	Paul the Apostle → Peter the Apostle →
considered	first bishop of Alexandria →
deathPlace	traditionally Alexandria →
familyRelation	cousin of Barnabas →
feastDay	April 25 →
gender	male →
influencedBy	Peter the Apostle → early Christian oral traditions →
languageAssociatedWith	Greek →
martyrdom	traditionally regarded as a martyr →
mentionedIn	Acts of the Apostles → First Epistle of Peter → Pauline epistles →
patronSaintOf	Venice → lawyers → lions → notaries →
positionInCanon	second Gospel in the New Testament →
relicsLocatedIn	St Mark's Basilica, Venice →
religion	Christianity →
symbol	winged lion →
traditionalRole	author of the Gospel of Mark →
traditionalTitle	founder of the Church of Alexandria →
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion → Eastern Orthodox Church → Lutheran Churches → Oriental Orthodox Churches → Roman Catholic Church →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Latina ("Saint Mark the Evangelist") → Orthodox Church of Alexandria ("Saint Mark the Evangelist") → Venice ("Saint Mark the Evangelist") →	patronSaint
John Mark → Mark the Evangelist ("Mark the Apostle") →	alsoKnownAs
Orthodox Church of Alexandria ("Saint Mark the Evangelist") → Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark ("Saint Mark the Evangelist") →	claimsApostolicSuccessionFrom
Coptic Orthodox Church ("Saint Mark the Evangelist") → Orthodox Church of Alexandria ("Saint Mark the Evangelist") →	traditionallyFoundedBy
Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark ("Saint Mark the Evangelist") →	associatedWith
Liturgy of Saint Cyril ("Saint Mark the Evangelist") →	attributedAuthor
Liturgy of Saint Cyril ("Saint Mark the Evangelist") →	commemorates
Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark ("Saint Mark the Evangelist") →	firstHolder
Orthodox Church of Alexandria ("Saint Mark the Evangelist") →	foundedBy
Marcus ("Saint Mark (Latin: Marcus)") →	hasNotableBearers
St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery ("Saint Mark the Evangelist") →	namedAfter
Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark ("Saint Mark the Evangelist") →	spiritualSuccessorOf
Gospel of Mark →	traditionalAuthor
Liturgy of Saint Cyril ("Saint Mark the Evangelist") →	traditionallyAttributedTo