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St. Mark’s Monastery, Jerusalem
The Monastery of Saint Mark the Evangelist and the Virgin Mary is a Syriac Orthodox Church, Syriac Orthodox monastery in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem and residence of the Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Jerusalem. It is believed to be located on the site of house of Mary, mother of John Mark, Mary, mother of Mark the Evangelist, and claims to be the first Church (building), church in Christianity. The monastery consists of the main church of Saint Mark and an adjacent chapel of Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs, Saint Behnam. History According to an Syriac alphabet, Estrangelo Syriac language, Syriac inscription discovered in 1940, the monastery is located on the site of the house of Mary, mother of Mark the Evangelist, where the Last Supper was shared by Jesus and the Apostles in the New Testament, Twelve Apostles, where the Apostles hid after the Passion of Jesus, Passion and Crucifixion of Jesus, Crucifixion of Jesus, and where Jesus appeared to the Apost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark The Evangelist
Mark the Evangelist (Koine Greek, Koinē Greek: Μᾶρκος, romanized: ''Mârkos''), also known as John Mark (Koine Greek, Koinē Greek language, Greek: Ἰωάννης Μᾶρκος, Romanization of Greek, romanized: ''Iōánnēs Mârkos;'' Aramaic'': ܝܘܚܢܢ, romanized: Yōḥannān'') or Saint Mark, was the person who is traditionally ascribed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark. Most modern Bible scholars have concluded that the Gospel of Mark was written by an anonymous author rather than an identifiable historical figure, though the topic remains contentious among experts. According to Church tradition, Mark founded the episcopal see of Church of Alexandria, Alexandria, which was one of the Pentarchy, five most important sees of early Christianity. His feast day is celebrated on April 25, and his Saint symbolism, symbol is the Lion of Saint Mark, winged lion. Identity According to William L. Lane, William Lane (1974), an unbroken tradition identifies Mark the Ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
