John Mark | |
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![]() St. Mark by Frans Hals, c. 1625 | |
Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Byblos[1] | |
Died | First century AD |
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church Eastern Catholic Churches |
Feast | September 27[1] |
John Mark (Greek: Ἰωάννης Μάρκος, romanized: Iōannēs Markos) is named in the Acts of the Apostles as an assistant accompanying Paul and Barnabas on their missionary journeys. Traditionally he is regarded as identical with Mark the Evangelist, the traditional writer of the Gospel of Mark.
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