Santa Clara Mission Cemetery in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Saint Mark

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado

1. Saint Mark Marker

Inscription. Mark was converted by Peter and accompanied him to Rome, acting as his secretary and interpreter. Mark put into writing the accounts of Peter’s talks on our Lord’s life. He is represented by a lion because his Gospel begins with a reference to St. John the Baptist as, “the voice of one crying in the desert.” Mark was sent to Egypt to found the Church of Alexandria, there he established the first Christian school.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 37° 20.439′ N, 121° 56.842′ W. Marker is in Santa Clara, California, in Santa Clara County. It is in Santa Clara Mission Cemetery. It can be reached from Lincoln Street south of Bellomy Street, on the left when traveling south. The maker is mounted to a granite pillar. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 490 Lincoln Street, Santa Clara CA 95050, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area,

in Silicon Valley,

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Saint Matthew (here, next to this marker); Saint John (here, next to this marker); Saint Luke (here, next to this marker); The Berryessa Adobe (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Secundino Robles and María Antonia García (approx. 0.2 miles away); California Wesleyan College (approx. ¼ mile away); Harris/Lass House

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Landrum House (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Clara.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, April 5, 2023

2. Saint Mark Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 175 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.