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Predecessor: Sylvester I
Reign: 336
Brief: A little known pope of the era of Emperor Constantine the Great, Saint Mark is often confused with the evangelist and colleague of St. Peter. While not much can be said of his nine-month reign as pope, it is said that the early lists of bishops and martyrs were compiled during his pontificate. The Bishop of Ostia, a bishopric within Rome, was granted the power to consecrate popes during his reign, and that bishop later became synonymous with the Dean of the College of Cardinals. He is also said to have founded the Basilica of San Marco in Rome and a cemetery church over the Catacomb of Balbina, outside of Rome, where he was eventually buried after dying of natural causes.
Brief: A little known pope of the era of Emperor Constantine the Great, Saint Mark is often confused with the evangelist and colleague of St. Peter. While not much can be said of his nine-month reign as pope, it is said that the early lists of bishops and martyrs were compiled during his pontificate. The Bishop of Ostia, a bishopric within Rome, was granted the power to consecrate popes during his reign, and that bishop later became synonymous with the Dean of the College of Cardinals. He is also said to have founded the Basilica of San Marco in Rome and a cemetery church over the Catacomb of Balbina, outside of Rome, where he was eventually buried after dying of natural causes.
Date of Death: 7 October 336
Successor: Julius IOther Monarchs Who Died Today:
- Charles III, king of France (929)
- Victor Amadeus I, duke of Savoy (1637)
- Guru Gobind Singh, Sikh Guru (1708)
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