From Fox’s Book of Martyrs: History of Christian Martyrs to the First General Persecutions under Nero
Mark was the son of Jewish parents – Levites. The story goes that he was converted to Christianity by Peter whom he served after his conversion as a transcriber. Mark wrote his gospel, in Greek, under Peter’s oversight.
During a feast for their idol Serapis, the merciless people of Alexandria killed Mark by literally dragging him to pieces.
