Mark, Saint
Biographical note
Sometimes identified with the young man who ran away when Jesus was arrested (Mark 14:51) and "John who is surnamed Mark" (Acts 12:25). He accompanied Saints Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary journey. Afterwards, he followed Saint Peter to Rome, where he set down in writing Peter's preaching in the gospel which bears his name. Peter calls him "my son Mark" (1 Peter 5:13). According to tradition, he afterwards went to Alexandria, where he established the Church and died a martyr. His body was in the ninth century translated to Venice.
(paraphrased from The Book of Saints : A Dictionary of Persons Canonized or Beatified by the Catholic Church. 5th edition. New York: Crowell, 1966.)
Alternate names
John Mark, Marcus, Mark the Evangelist
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Saint Mark, undated
Relics in a variety of reliquaries, including badges, crucifixes, devotional wallets, lockets, and reliquary boxes.
Content notice
Some relics include fragmentary human remains.
Collection is open for research.