Mark the Evangelist

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1st-century Christian Christian evangelist Gospel writer New Testament figure canonical Gospel saint

Mark the Evangelist is an early Christian figure traditionally regarded as the author of the second canonical Gospel and a companion of the apostles Peter and Paul.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Saint Mark the Evangelist	54
Mark the Evangelist canonical	16
Evangelist Mark	1
Mark the Apostle	1
Saint Mark (Latin: Marcus)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T404720 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Mark the Evangelist
Context triple: [Gospel of Mark, traditionalAuthor, Mark the Evangelist]

A. Luke the Evangelist
Luke the Evangelist is traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of Luke and a companion of the Apostle Paul in the early Christian Church.
B. Apostle John
Apostle John was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples, traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of John, three New Testament epistles, and the Book of Revelation.
C. Apostle Matthew
Apostle Matthew was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, traditionally identified as a former tax collector and the author of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
D. Andrew the Apostle
Andrew the Apostle was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, traditionally regarded as the first-called apostle and a key figure in early Christianity.
E. Apostle Paul
Apostle Paul was an early Christian missionary and theologian whose letters form a significant portion of the New Testament and profoundly shaped Christian doctrine.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Mark the Evangelist
Target entity description: Mark the Evangelist is an early Christian figure traditionally regarded as the author of the second canonical Gospel and a companion of the apostles Peter and Paul.

A. Luke the Evangelist
Luke the Evangelist is traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of Luke and a companion of the Apostle Paul in the early Christian Church.
B. Apostle John
Apostle John was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples, traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of John, three New Testament epistles, and the Book of Revelation.
C. Apostle Matthew
Apostle Matthew was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, traditionally identified as a former tax collector and the author of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
D. Andrew the Apostle
Andrew the Apostle was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, traditionally regarded as the first-called apostle and a key figure in early Christianity.
E. Apostle Paul
Apostle Paul was an early Christian missionary and theologian whose letters form a significant portion of the New Testament and profoundly shaped Christian doctrine.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	1st-century Christian ⓘ Christian evangelist ⓘ Gospel writer ⓘ New Testament figure ⓘ canonical Gospel ⓘ saint ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	John Mark ⓘ Mark the Apostle ⓘ linked to: Mark the Evangelist Saint Mark ⓘ linked to: See of Saint Mark
associatedWithGenre	Gospel literature ⓘ
associatedWithPlace	Alexandria ⓘ Antioch ⓘ Cyprus ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ Rome ⓘ
associatedWithWork	Markan tradition ⓘ linked to: Gospel of Mark
authored	Gospel of Mark ⓘ
canonicalStatus	recognized as a saint in major Christian traditions ⓘ
centuryOfActivity	1st century ⓘ
companionOf	Paul the Apostle ⓘ linked to: Apostle Paul Peter the Apostle ⓘ linked to: Apostle Peter
considered	first bishop of Alexandria ⓘ
deathPlace	traditionally Alexandria ⓘ
familyRelation	cousin of Barnabas ⓘ
feastDay	April 25 ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
influencedBy	Peter the Apostle ⓘ linked to: Apostle Peter early Christian oral traditions ⓘ
languageAssociatedWith	Greek ⓘ
martyrdom	traditionally regarded as a martyr ⓘ
mentionedIn	Acts of the Apostles ⓘ First Epistle of Peter ⓘ Pauline epistles ⓘ linked to: Pauline Epistles
patronSaintOf	Venice ⓘ lawyers ⓘ lions ⓘ notaries ⓘ
positionInCanon	second Gospel in the New Testament ⓘ
relicsLocatedIn	St Mark's Basilica, Venice ⓘ linked to: St Mark's Basilica
religion	Christianity ⓘ
symbol	winged lion ⓘ
traditionalRole	author of the Gospel of Mark ⓘ
traditionalTitle	founder of the Church of Alexandria ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Lutheran Churches ⓘ linked to: Lutheranism Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism

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