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[[File:St._Mark_Syriac_inscription.jpeg|right|thumb|6th-century Syriac inscription at the [[Monastery of Saint Mark]] in the [[Old City of Jerusalem]], stating: "This is the house of Mary, mother of [[John Mark]]."]]
'''Mary, mother of [[John Mark]]''' – commonly associated with [[Mark the Evangelist]] – is mentioned in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Christians|Christian]] [[Bible]], in [[Acts 12]]:12,<ref>{{bibleref2|Acts|12:12}}</ref> where it is said that, after his [[Liberation of Peter|escape from prison]], [[Saint Peter|Peter]] went to her house: "When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying."<ref>{{bibleverse||Acts|12:12|ESV}}</ref> This seems to be the only mention of her in the [[Bible]]. From this it would appear that Mary's house was a place of gathering for the Apostles and other Christians. 

The [[Monastery of Saint Mark]], in the [[Old City of Jerusalem]], contains a 6th-century inscription claiming the place is the site of "the house of Mary, mother of John Mark". 

==See also==
*''[[Easton's Bible Dictionary]]'', 1897

==References==
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