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St. Mark Evangelist
Born - First century AD
Died - 68AD

Feastday - 25 April

Statue created - 1661-1662
According to sources the statue was originally placed on the "Palace entrance", on 26 September 1662.

Sculptor - Lazzaro Morelli
Bartolomeo Cennini, who joined him on the work received final payment for the statue in March 1633.

Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine.
It has stylistic comparisons with St Agnes (23) and St Catherine (44). Mark is represented in the act of writing the Gospel. His symbol the lion, is at his right foot.

- St. Peter's Basilica: The Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican: Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano, Rome, Italy. Completed on 18 November 1626 - Photograph by Michael Ghaly for St-Takla.org, September 22, 2014.

- صور كاتدرائية القديس بطرس الرسول، الفاتيكان، روما، إيطاليا. انتهى العمل بها في 18 نوفمبر 1626 م. - تصوير مايكل غالي لموقع الأنبا تكلاهيمانوت، 22 سبتمبر 2014 م.