The Apostle

ST. MARK

Common Pictures of St. Mark. Do you see any similarities?

FACTSHe was a JewBorn: Cyrene in the Pentapolis of North

Africa , in what is now LibyaFather: AristopolisMother: Mary (served Jesus out of her

own money)Uncle: Barnabas2 Names:

John- Jewish name meaning Kindness of GodMark- Latin name meaning Hammer

Languages: Greek, Latin, and HebrewChosen by Christ to be one of the 70

apostles

Mark’s HouseFirst Church in Christianity. Why??

Christ observed Passover with His disciples Christ washed His disciples’ feet Christ instituted the Eucharist The disciples met for prayer after

Resurrection and before Pentecost The Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles on

the day of Pentecost St. Peter went when the angel released him

from the prison

The LION…why?

1. On their way to Jordan, St. Mark and his father were faced by 2 beasts (a lion and a lioness). The father realized that they were going to be devoured by the beasts and asked his son to escape. St. Mark prayed to the Lord Jesus Christ, and the lions miraculously dropped dead. This event led the artists to insert a lion in all St. Mark’s icons.

2. He started his Gospel with the roar of a lion: “The voice of one crying in the wilderness”

3. His Gospel represents the Lord Jesus Christ in His majesty and Kingdom as He is “the lion of the tribe of Judah”

A Missionary

1st journey: accompanied St. Paul and St. Barnabas on their first missionary journey but left them at Pamphilia and returned to Judea.

2nd journey: went with St. Barnabas to Cyprus.

Regarding the Church

He is the founder of the church in Egypt

He ordained Anianus as Bishop for Alexandria with 12 priests and 7 deacons

His Body

On Easter eve, 68 A.D., he was seized by the pagan mob and was dragged around the city of Alexandria until he passed away.

He received the crowns of:Apostleship Evangelism Martyrdom

Return of his body (1968)

17th of Baounah of the year 1684 A.M. (Monday, June 24, 1968 A.D.)the tenth year of the papacy of Pope

Kyrillos the Sixth (116th Pope of Alexandria)

the relics of St. Mark the Apostle, the Evangelist of the Egyptian land and the first Patriarch of Alexandria, were returned to Egypt.

Christ was St. Mark’s LifeChrist is OUR life

 ST. MARK knew Christ through His teachings and witness the incidents in his house (upper room).

WE need to know Christ through His teachings as recorded in the bible.

The upper room is my heart where God resides in it if it is cleansed with repentance.

Successionour church patriarchs until the present

HH Pope Shenouda IIIChrist breathed upon the Holy Disciples

John 20:21-22So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to

you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

Questions:What were his two names?Name two reasons why his house was the

first church in Christianity.Name one reason why there is a li0n in

the picture of St. Mark.