Topic - St. Mark

Saint 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. - Source: Wikipedia

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People walk on an interior mosaic floor of the St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. Still invisible to the naked eye and the casual visitors, recent flood damage to St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice has been put at 5 million euros (dollars U.S. 5.5 million), the damage is caused by salt which expands as it dries. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

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A rare mosaic depicting Saint Mark is displayed at the Byzantine Museum after its return to Cyprus, in Nicosia, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018. Like an intricate 1,500 year-old jigsaw puzzle, a rare mosaic depicting Saint Mark will join other repatriated pieces that were looted from a 6th century church in ethnically split Cyprus’ breakaway Turkish Cypriot north to reconstitute the church’s apse. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

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