Pope Mark

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Sylvester I
SuccessorJulius I
Personal details
Died(336-10-07)7 October 336
BuriedBasilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Sainthood
Feast day7 October

Pope Mark (

bishop of Rome
from 18 January to his death on 7 October 336.

Reliquary of Pope Mark in the Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence.

Little is known of Mark's early life. According to the

Sylvester I as pope on 18 January 336.[1]

Some evidence suggests that the early lists of bishops and martyrs known as the

Mark died of

Balbina. In 1048, his remains were removed to the town of Velletri, and in 1145 were relocated to the Basilica of San Marco in Rome, where they are kept in an urn under the altar. His feast day is celebrated on 7 October.[2] He is particularly venerated at the Abbadia San Salvatore at Monte Amiata
.

See also

References

  1. ^ Butler, Alban. "St. Mark, Pope", Lives of the Saints, Benziger Bros., 1894
  2. ^ a b "Kirsch, Johann Peter. "Pope St. Mark." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 16 Mar. 2015". Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
Titles of the Great Christian Church
Preceded by
Sylvester I
Bishop of Rome

336
Succeeded by