St. Mark is author of the oldest and the shortest of the four Gospels, the Gospel of Mark. Like St. Luke (another Gospel writer), he was not one of the 12 apostles of Jesus. It is not known if Mark knew Jesus personally, although many scholars believe he is the man who ran off naked from the Garden of Gesthemane (Mark 14:51-52). He is usually identified with the Mark of Acts 12:12.

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St. Philip, one of he 12 apostles of Jesus, shares this feast day with St. James. Before Jesus fed the 5,000 (John 6), Philip was the one who asked where they would find enough food to feed everyone.

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