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→Mark's Identity: Alexandria
Mark has been the patron saint of [[Venice]] ever since the Venetians led a successful mission to recover his body from the [[Muslim]]s in [[Alexandria]], and to this day his body lies in St. Mark's Basilica in the city. Depictions of Mark are common in Venetian art, and often feature a [[lion]], the animal that is identified with him.
Mark has been the patron saint of [[Venice]] ever since the Venetians led a successful mission to recover his body from the [[Muslim]]s in [[Alexandria]], and to this day his body lies in St. Mark's Basilica in the city. Depictions of Mark are common in Venetian art, and often feature a [[lion]], the animal that is identified with him.
== First Pope of Alexandria ==
The Christian Coptic Orthodox Church of [[Egypt]] reveres Mark (Saint Mark, or Mark the Evangelist) as its first Pope (Bishop of Alexandria).<ref>http://st-takla.org/Coptic-church-1.html</ref>
The Christian Coptic Orthodox Church of [[Egypt]] reveres Mark (Saint Mark, or Mark the Evangelist) as its first Pope (Bishop of Alexandria).<ref>http://st-takla.org/Coptic-church-1.html</ref>