St. Mark the Evangelist who wrote his Gospel narrative around the year 70, probably drawing from the teaching of Peter. The church of Alexandria in Egypt claims Mark as its first bishop.

                                                                                          Psalm 145:10–12

All your works 

praise you, 

O Lord, 

& your  faithful 

servants bless you. 

They make known 

the glory of your 

kingdom & speak 

of your power.

That the peoples 

may know of your power & 

the glorious splendor of your kingdom.

Grant, we pray, that we may so profit from his teaching as to  follow faithfully in the footsteps of Christ … 

The Roman Catholic 

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