page_title: Mark the Evangelist
section_title: Veneration
hierarchical_section_title: Mark the Evangelist / Veneration
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Il "Bocol" in Piazza San Marco
context_page_description: Mark the Evangelist is the traditionally ascribed author of the Gospel of Mark. Mark is said to have founded the Church of Alexandria, one of the most important episcopal sees of early Christianity. His feast day is celebrated on April 25, and his symbol is the winged lion.
context_section_description: The Feast of St Mark is observed on April 25 by the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. For those Churches still using the Julian Calendar, April 25 according to it aligns with May 8 on the Gregorian Calendar until the year 2099. The Coptic Orthodox Church observes the Feast of St Mark on Parmouti 30 according to the Coptic Calendar which always aligns with April 25 on the Julian Calendar.
  Where John Mark is distinguished from Mark the Evangelist, John Mark is celebrated on September 27 (as in the Roman Martyrology) and Mark the Evangelist on April 25.
caption: Festa del bocoło (rosebud festival) in St Mark's Square, Venice (Italy)
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