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Apr 25, 2022 · St. Mark, the Evangelist, Pray for us! (Evangelist, Martyr) Memorial/ Feast: April 25 Born: 12 AD Cyrene, Pentapolis of North Africa, according to Coptic tradition Died: 68 AD (aged 56) Alexandria,...
Apr 25, 2022 · St. Mark, the Evangelist, Pray for us! (Evangelist, Martyr) Memorial/ Feast: April 25 Born: 12 AD Cyrene, Pentapolis of North Africa, according to Coptic tradition Died: 68 AD (aged 56) Alexandria,...
Cyrene, Pentapolis of North Africa, according to Coptic tradition: Died: c. 68 AD (aged c. 56) Alexandria, Egypt, Roman Empire: Venerated in: All Christian churches that venerate saints: Major shrine: St Mark's Basilica
St. Mark was a native of the North Africa county of Libya. He was born in the city of Cyrene in Pentapolis, the western part of Libya, west of the border of Egypt. St. Mark was born of Jewish parents several years after the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. His original name was John and his surname was Mark : "And when he (Peter ...
Cyrene. The Western part of Cyrenaica as colonised by the Greeks from c 600BC "comprising five cities, hence known as the Pentapolis: Cyrene .. with its port of Apollonia (Marsa Susa), Arsinoe or Taucheira (Tocra), Euseperides or Berenice (near modern Benghazi), Balagrae (Bayda) and Barce (Mari) ... of which the chief was the eponymous Cyrene.
Apr 24, 2021 · † Saint of the Day † (April 25) St. Mark the Evangelist Evangelist, Martyr: Born: 5 AD Cyrene, Pentapolis of North Africa, according to Coptic tradition Died: April 25, 68 (Aged 62–63)...
Jan 10, 2024 · Archaeological site of Cyrene. Credit: Giovanni Boccardi cc by-sa 3.0. The group identified by most scholars as the ancient Libyans whom the Greeks encountered are the Berbers. They are of Amazigh descent, the native population of North Africa, and the civilization itself is first mentioned in ancient Egyptian sources as such.
