Thursday, April 25, 2013

Saint Mark, the first Pope of Alexandria and the founder of Christianity in Africa.



St. Mark was the first Bishop/Patriarch to be called Pope.  I never knew that. 

I'm not sure what color shoes he wore though. 

As evangelist, his symbol is the winged lion, so he's sort of a patron saint of cats.  And Venice too - because the Venetians stole his relics from Alexandria and made up a story about it. - Breviary of What

I was in Venice once.  Only for a couple of days though. 

Art: From the Book of Hours of the Countess De Gooch
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3 comments:

  1. Manfred Arcane7:07 AM

    The Venetians finally gave back the stolen and smuggled relics of St. Mark to the Coptic Orthodox Church in 1968, an exchange arranged by the Catholic Church

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  2. Fr. Gary V.9:00 AM

    What? No relics to venerate when our pilgrimage travel to Venice this coming October?

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  3. bg10:13 AM

    Venice is awash with relics of St Gondola, patron saint of city waterways and canals. Mark my word.

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