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  • From: Libyad817 AT aol.com
  • To: gmark AT franklin.oit.unc.edu (Kata Markon)
  • Cc: mauros AT iol.ie
  • Subject: St. Mark in Africa
  • Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 13:07:40 EDT


Hello,

http://www.saintmark.com says;

"St. Mark was a native of the North Africa country 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 three years after the
birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. His original name was John and
his surname was Mark. . . . St. Mark's parents, Aristopolos his father and
Mary his mother, migrated to Palestine shortly after the birth of St. Mark
because of the Berber attacks on their town and property. They settled in
Cana of Galilee not far from Jerusalem. A few years later his father died and
Peter Simon, who was married to a relative of St. Mark's father, took care of
Mark and considered him a son. Peter Simon saw to it that Mark gota good
education. St. Mark studied law and the classics.

Coptic church tradition states that Mary, St. Mark's mother, was admirer of
Jesus Christ and followed Him everywhere.

There is much more on this website.

David



  • St. Mark in Africa, Libyad817, 09/13/1999

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