In the News ... "Apostle Mark known for clarity"

Painting by Frans Hals the Elder

• Founder of the Church of Alexandria learned from Barnabas and the Apostle Paul

By Bob Campbell, Reporter
• Odessa American

ODESSA, TEXAS - The Apostle Mark, also known as Mark the Evangelist, was a passionate man whose message was powerful enough to establish the first Christian church in Africa.

Historians believe the author of the Gospel of Mark went to Alexandria, Egypt, in 49 A.D. and was martyred there 19 years later.

His Church of Alexandria is considered the origin of the Coptic Orthodox Church, the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria and the Coptic Catholic Church. The College Saint Marc there is named for him.

The Revs. Larry Hood, Hector Aguilar and Andy Hill agree that Mark based his book on the recollections of the Apostle Peter ...

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