April 25 (old calendar) / May 8 (new)

April 25 (old calendar) / May 8 (new) Fast Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark (1st c.). Ven. Sylvester, Abbot of Obnora (1379). Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark, also known as John Mark (Acts 12:12), was one of the Seventy Apostles, and was also a nephew of Saint Barnabas (June 11). He was born at Jerusalem. The house of his mother Mary adjoined the Garden