Pope Mark

Mark
Papacy began	January 18, 336
Papacy ended	October 7, 336
Predecessor	Sylvester I
Successor	Julius I
Personal details
Birth name	Marcus
Born	??? Rome, Western Roman Empire ?
Died	October 7, 336(336-10-07) Rome, Western Roman Empire ?
Sainthood
Feast day	October 7

Papal styles of Pope Mark
Reference style	His Holiness
Spoken style	Your Holiness
Religious style	Holy Father
Posthumous style	apostle

Pope Saint Mark the apostle or Marcus was Pope from January 18, 336 to October 7, 336, date of his death.

Little is known of his early life. According to the Liber Pontificalis, he was a Roman, and his father's name was Priscus. Some evidence suggests that the early lists of bishops and martyrs known as the Depositio episcoporum and Depositio martyrum were begun during his pontificate. Mark also issued a constitution confirming the power of the bishop of Ostia to consecrate newly elected popes. Mark is credited with the foundation of the basilica of San Marco in Rome, and a cemetery church over the Catacomb of Balbina, just outside the city.

Mark died of natural causes and was buried in the catacomb of Balbina, where he had built the cemetery church. His feast day is on October 7.

References

•  "Pope St. Mark". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. 

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Sylvester I	Bishop of Rome Pope 336	Succeeded by Julius I

Persondata
Name	Mark, Pope
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth
Place of birth	Rome, Western Roman Empire ?
Date of death	October 7, 0336
Place of death	Rome, Western Roman Empire ?