StMark.African.EmmanuelTzanes.1657.BenakiMuseum.Greece

Published at 1314 × 1626 in Morning Prayer 4.25.17, St. Mark the Evangelist

Emmanuel Tzanes, 1657: St. Mark. He was born in Cyrene in modern-day Libya, and the Copts in Egypt have always said that he founded the church in Alexandria and was the first bishop there. (Benaki Museum, Greece)

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