St. Mark the Apostle,
Evangelist, and Martyr | Coptic Reads
Author:Pope Shenouda IIIPublisher:Anba Reweiss Press in AbbassiaPublish Year:1996Pages:163Categories:Lives of the Saints، Church HistoryDescription:Pope Shenouda III emphasizes in his book "St. Mark the Apostle, Evangelist, and Martyr" that we owe our faith to this great saint who preached in our lands and shed his blood to deliver God's word. The book explores in a cohesive text St. Mark's upbringing as a Jew with international ties,
his religious family, and his house becoming the first church as one of the seventy apostles, his early preaching, the lion miracle, and his role as a universal preacher in Asia, Europe, and Africa. It also details his relationships with Apostles Peter and Paul, his ministry in the Pentapolis and the Church of Alexandria, its religious status, Anianus's ordination, leading to the saint's martyrdom, arrest, torture, and burial. The author concludes by praying that the saint’s spirit remains with us and that the Lord grants us to walk his path, completing his mission.
