Saint Mark

The Gospel of Mark is attributed to Saint Mark who, at the request of the Romans, wrote down the teachings of St. Peter, the Prince of the Apostles. Peter was appointed by Christ as the rock upon which the Church would be built, and Mark spent time with he and Paul in Rome, after he founded the Church in Alexandria. 

St. Mark, who was Peter’s interpreter, wrote his Gospel in Greek, for the Gentiles in Rome. It moves from Jesus’ baptism by John the Baptist to His ministry, including: miracles, exorcisms and acts of authority; to the crucifixion, resurrection and Jesus’ ascension into heaven. It is classified as an ancient biography, and was utilized by the writers of Matthew and Luke as a primary source for their accounts of the life of Christ.

St. Mark originally came from a wealthy, religious family and was educated. He was the son of Mary of Jerusalem who’s home became a meeting place for the Apostles, and later became the first Christian Church in old Jerusalem. St. Mark was Bishop of Alexandria in Egypt from AD 43 - 49, and for the crime of converting pagans to belief in Christ, he was ultimately martyred by a Pagan mob in the same city on April 25th, AD 68.