Lion of Saint Mark
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The Lion of Saint Mark, representing Mark the Evangelist, pictured in the form of a winged lion, is an aspect of the Tetramorph. On the pinnacle of St Mark's Cathedral he is depicted as holding a Bibl
The winged lion of St Mark at the Doge's Palace, Venice. The open book holds the legend PAX TIBI MARCE EVANGELISTA MEVS (lit. 'Peace unto you, Mark, my Evangelist')
Lion of Venice, Piazza San Marco (Venice)
1516 canvas in the Doge's Palace, by Vittore Carpaccio
Medal for the conquest of the Morea by Francesco Morosini
Mark the Evangelist
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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
Lion of Saint Mark
…The Lion of Saint Mark, representing Mark the Evangelist, pictured in the form of a winged lion, is an aspect of the Tetramorph. On the pinnacle of St Mark's Cathedral he is depicted as holding a Bible, and…
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