Ep. 68 St Mark the Apostle

Saint Stories for Kids

Shining Light Dolls

Kids & Family

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2020

⏱️ 5 minutes

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St Mark knew that it was his job to carry on the works of Jesus, especially after his death, resurrection, and ascension. St Mark spread Christianity in many of the same ways, wherever his travels took him. Listen to his story now! St Mark, Pray for Us! www.shininglightdolls.com www.instagram.com/shininglightdolls www.facebook.com/shininglightdollsllc

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Saint Stories for Kids, a weekly podcast full of fun stories and
0:05.0	facts about the holy men and women that have come before us. I'm your host
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0:26.8	Today we'll be telling the story of St Mark the Evangelist whose feast is celebrated
0:31.7	on April 25th.
0:33.0	We don't know the exact date or year he was born,
0:36.0	but some historians guess it was around the year 5 in Cyrene, Libya.
0:40.0	Mark was one of Jesus' 70 disciples who traveled with St. Barnabas and St Paul on missionary journeys.
0:47.0	He founded the Church of Alexandria where he died a martyr's death in the year 68.
0:53.5	St Mark is one of the four evangelists.
0:56.0	He wrote the second book of the Gospel,
0:57.9	the Gospel of Mark.
1:00.1	St Mark was ordained by St Peter
1:01.7	as the first Bishop of Alexandria and as honored as the founder of Christianity in Africa.
1:07.0	In the 9th century, his relics were stolen and taken to Venice, where they are housed to this day in St Mark's Basilica.
1:14.8	St Mark can be identified in art by his symbol, the winged lion.
1:19.8	St Mark is the patron saint of Venice, Egypt, and Barristers.
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