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Mary the Mother of John Mark
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Article Text
Mary, the mother of John, who was surnamed Mark (Acts 12:12). We know nothing of her; but from the fact that a meeting of the Church was held in her house, we may conclude that she was possessed of some wealth. She may have been a widow, for her husband’s name would presumably have been given in place of hers, had he been alive.
Source Record
- Author
- Pope, Hugh
- Publication
- The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1910.
- Nihil Obstat
- Nihil Obstat. October 1, 1910. Remy Lafort, Censor.
- Imprimatur
- Imprimatur. +John M. Farley, Archbishop of New York.