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Portrait of St. Mark the Evangelist in an 11th century...
Portrait of St. Mark the Evangelist in an 11th century manuscript on Flickr.
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St. Mark is known as the author of the second Gospel in the New Testament. St. Mark became the patron saint of this city which adopts his emblem, the lion, as its own.
In most of the standard medieval iconographic compositions, St. Mark the Evangelist is presented accompanied by a lion which sometimes is with wings. The lion figure is present presumably because his Gospel emphasizes the royal dignity of Christ, the Lion of Judah. He is shown most of the times seated with a book or pen presenting his character of Evangelist and secretary of St. Peter.
Link to “St. Mark the Evangelist” set
Period: 11th century
Image source: St. Gallen, Stiftsarchiv (Abtei Pfäfers), Cod. Fab. 2, p. 16v – Liber aureus (Evangelistary) (www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/ssg/fab0002/16v)
