medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (25. April) is the feast day of:
Mark (d. c. 74) The evangelist. Mark makes a cameo appearance in
the gospel attributed to him: he may have been the young man caught
by the soldiers after Jesus' arrest, who broke loose, leaving his
clothes behind him (Mark 14:51-2). The evangelist is more securely
identified with the Mark who traveled with Paul and/or Barnabus
during the course of Acts, and who may be the same person as "my son,
Mark" mentioned in 1 Peter 5:13. Early tradition tells that M. was
first bishop of Alexandria. He is the patron saint of Venice, thanks
to the dramatic theft of his relics from Alexandria.
Anianus (1st cent.?) The apocryphal Acts of Mark tell that Anianus
was an Alexandrian shoemaker who was converted by Mark and who became
the second bishop of the city.
Heribald (d. c. 857) Heribald was a monk who became abbot of St.
Germain and later bishop of Auxerre.
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