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Mark the Evangelist

1st century · 1st century · Also known as Saint Mark, St Mark

Mark the Evangelist is the traditional author of the Gospel of Mark and, by Christian tradition, founder of the church of Alexandria. In 828 two Venetian merchants smuggled relics said to be his out of Alexandria to Venice, where the Basilica of San Marco was built to house them. His winged lion became the emblem of the Venetian state.

Mark the Evangelist
Image: Scriptorium of the Lorsch Abbey (Hofschule Karls des Großen), Germany · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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