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Mark the Evangelist

credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)

9 dated entries naming Mark the Evangelist, drawn from 9 separate years between 12 CE and 828 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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1st century

  • 12Mark the Evangelist, Christian evangelist, martyr, known for The Gospel of Mark (approximate date) (d. 68 AD)source
  • 40Christianity comes to Egypt as a church is founded in Alexandria. Mark the Evangelist founds the Church of Alexandria as the first Patriarch (traditional date).source
  • 42Traditional date of foundation of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria by the apostle Mark the Evangelist.source
  • 43In Coptic Orthodox Christianity, Mark the Evangelist becomes the first Pope of Alexandria, thus establishing the Christian Church in Africa.source
  • 63Mark the Evangelist (traditional date) (see AD 61)source
  • 65The first Christian community in Africa is founded by Mark, a disciple of Peter.source
  • 68April 25 – Mark the Evangelist, pope of Alexandriasource

4th century

  • 336Pope Mark begins to build the basilica of San Marco; the church is devoted to St. Mark.source

9th century

  • 828Relics of Mark the Evangelist are stolen from Alexandria (controlled by the Abbasid Caliphate) by two Venetian merchants, and brought to Venice.source

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