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ID: 901000495
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000495
Record Type: Character/Person

Mark, Saint (Christian character)

Note: In Christian tradition, Mark the Evangelist is the author of the second gospel; his symbol is a lion, a reference to his courage when thrown to the lions; the animals refused to attack him, and the Romans released him. Traditionally held to be the same person referred to in Acts as John Mark (12:12, 25; 15:37), John (xiii, 5, 13), and Mark (15:39), is identical with the Mark mentioned by St. Paul (Colossians 4:10; 2 Timothy 4:11; Philemon 24) and by St. Peter (1 Peter 5:13).

Display Date: 1st century

Names:
Mark, Saint (Christian character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Saint Mark (Christian character) (English,A,N)
St. Mark (Christian character) (English,U,N)
John Mark (Christian character) (English,U,N)
San Marco (Christian character) (Italian-P,D,N)
Marco, Evangelista (Christian character) (Italian,U,N)
Marcus (Christian character) (Latin,U,N)
Markos (Christian character) (Greek (transliterated),U,N)
Μᾶρκος (Christian character) (Greek,U,N)
Μαρκοϲ (Christian character) (Egyptian, Coptic,U,N)
מרקוס (Christian character) (Hebrew,U,N)
Murqus, Mār (Christian character) (undetermined)
Samʻān Arisṭūbūlus (Christian character) (undetermined,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Christian iconography> (P)
........<Christian characters> (P)
............Mark, Saint (Christian character) (I)
Related Iconography:
author of .... Gospel of Saint Mark
..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Named written and performed works, Literary works: Philosophy, Religion, Bible (sacred literature, Judeo-Christian), Bible, New Testament (Biblical books, sacred texts), Gospels (Bible, sacred text), Gospel of Saint Mark (Bible, sacred text)) [901001657]
member of .... Four Evangelists
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Christian characters, Four Evangelists (Christian characters)) [901000783]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... evangelist
.....(preachers, people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... saint
.....(people by state or condition, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Christianity
.....(Abrahamic religions, religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
symbolic attribute is .... lion (species)
.....(Panthera (genus), Felidae (family), Carnivora (order), Mammalia (class), Vertebrata (subphylum), Chordata (phylum), Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Mark, Saint (Christian character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 50044098
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
Saint Mark (Christian character)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
St. Mark (Christian character)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
John Mark (Christian character)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
San Marco (Christian character)
................ICCD database (1988-)
Marco, Evangelista (Christian character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Marcus (Christian character)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
Markos (Christian character)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
Μᾶρκος (Christian character)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_the_Evangelist
Μαρκοϲ (Christian character)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_the_Evangelist
מרקוס (Christian character)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_the_Evangelist
Murqus, Mār (Christian character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Samʻān Arisṭūbūlus (Christian character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 11H(MARK) Mark (Marcus) the evangelist, and bishop of Alexandria
................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/385148
................ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/3834/unknown-maker-saint-mark-german-early-16th-century/

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