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Saint Mark
Cenotaph

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Saint Mark Famous memorial

Birth
Death
25 Apr 68 (aged 55–56)
Alexandria, Al Iskandariyah, Egypt
Cenotaph
Venice, Città Metropolitana di Venezia, Veneto, Italy Add to Map
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Patron saint of Venice. This is a cenotaph: the body,that had been stolen by Venetians in Alexandria (Egypt) during the Crusades, was given back to the Coptic Church of Egypts by Pope Paul VI and is now in the St. Mark Church in Alexandria.
Patron saint of Venice. This is a cenotaph: the body,that had been stolen by Venetians in Alexandria (Egypt) during the Crusades, was given back to the Coptic Church of Egypts by Pope Paul VI and is now in the St. Mark Church in Alexandria.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Jul 29, 1999
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6022/mark: accessed ), memorial page for Saint Mark (12–25 Apr 68), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6022, citing Basilica Cattedrale Patriarcale di San Marco, Venice, Città Metropolitana di Venezia, Veneto, Italy; Maintained by Find a Grave.