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John Mark
Biblical saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 15 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
100
Died
68
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
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
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
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