The Gospel of Mark is the second of the four canonical Gospels and one of the three Synoptic Gospels. It narrates the ministry of Jesus from his baptism by John the Baptist to his crucifixion, his bur
Mark 1:7–9, 16–18 on Papyrus 137 (recto and verso; c. 200 AD)
Andrea Mantegna's St. Mark, 1448
List of kephalaia (chapters) in the Gospel of Mark, placed after the colophon of the Gospel of Matthew and before the Gospel of Mark, in the Codex Alexandrinus (400–440 AD)
Mark the Evangelist, 16th-century Russian icon
Mark the Evangelist, also known as John Mark or Saint Mark, was a person, subsequently venerated as a saint, to whom is traditionally ascribed the authorship of the Gospel of Mark. According to Coptic
Gospel of Mark
…interpretation of prophecy, which is believed to foretell the fate of the Messiah as a suffering servant. The gospel is traditionally attributed to Mark the Evangelist, a companion of the Apostle Peter. The author is not named, and scholars debate the identity of the author. It is dated to around 70 CE and was likely…
St. Mark the Evangelist listening to the winged lion, Lorsch Gospels (9th century)
Mark the Evangelist's symbol is the winged lion, the Lion of Saint Mark. Inscription: PAX TIBI MARCE EVANGELISTA MEVS ('peace be upon you, Mark, my evangelist'). The same lion is also the symbol of Venice (on illustration).
Festa del bocoło (rosebud festival) in St Mark's Square, Venice (Italy)
Venetian merchants with the help of two Greek monks take Mark the Evangelist's body to Venice, by Tintoretto