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Mark the Evangelist (Latin: Mārcus; Greek: Μᾶρκος; Coptic: Μαρκοϲ; Hebrew: מרקוס‎) is the traditional author of the Gospel of Mark. One of the Seventy Disciples Mark founded the Church of Alexandria one of the original three main episcopal sees of Christianity.According to William Lane (1974) an unbroken tradition identifies Mark the Evangelist with John Mark and John Mark as the cousin of Barnabas.

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birth place
Cyrenaica, Cyrene Libya
death date
1968-04-26
death place
Alexandria
major shrine
Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral Cairo, St Mark's Basilica, Egypt, Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Alexandria)
title
Evangelist Martyr
venerated in
Anglican Communion, Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Eastern Orthodox Church, Lutheranism, Eastern Catholic Churches, Catholic Church

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