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St. Mark
 Most of what we know about Mark comes directly from the New Testament. Paul and Barnabas took him along on the first missionary journey, but for some reason Mark returned alone to Jerusalem. It is evident, from Paul's refusal to let Mark accompany him on the second journey despite Barnabas's insistence, that Mark had displeased Paul. Later, Paul asks Mark to visit him in prison so we may assume the trouble did not last long.
The oldest and the shortest of the four Gospels, the Gospel of Mark emphasizes Jesus' rejection by humanity while He was God's triumphant envoy. Probably written for Gentile converts in Rome, sometime between A.D. 60 and 70, Mark's Gospel is the gradual manifestation of a "scandal": a crucified Messiah. Like one other Gospel writer, Luke, Mark was not one of the 12 apostles.
A winged lion is Mark's symbol. The lion derives from Mark's description of John the Baptist as a "voice of one crying out in the desert" (Mark 1:3), which artists compared to a roaring lion. The wings come from the application of Ezekiel's vision of four winged creatures (Ezekiel, chapter one) to the evangelists.
Mark is a patron of notaries, lawyers, and prisoners. His Feast Day is April 25.
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Saint Joseph Picture Book
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Saint Joseph Picture Book
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Richly illustrated with fine art
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Sterling Silver Patron Saint Medal (20" Chain)
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Includes short biography and prayer
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Patron of attorneys, captives, and notaries
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Sterling Silver Oval Patron Saint Medal (20" Chain)
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A striking one-man drama on the Gospel of Mark
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