<P> The relic was said to be a small piece of bone that had been given to the Roman pope by Giovanni Cardinal Urbani, Patriarch of Venice . Pope Paul, in an address to the delegation, said that the rest of the relics of the saint remained in Venice . </P> <P> The delegation received the relic on June 22, 1968 . The next day, the delegation celebrated a pontifical liturgy in the Church of Saint Athanasius the Apostolic in Rome . The metropolitans, bishops, and priests of the delegation all served in the liturgy . Members of the Roman papal delegation, Copts who lived in Rome, newspaper and news agency reporters, and many foreign dignitaries attended the liturgy . </P> <P> Mark the Evangelist is most often depicted writing or holding his gospel . In Christian tradition, Mark the Evangelist, the author of the second gospel is symbolized by a lion--a figure of courage and monarchy . </P> <P> Some Christian legends refer to Saint Mark as "Saint Mark The Lionhearted". These legends say that he was thrown to the Lions and the animals refused to attack or eat him . Instead the Lions slept at his feet while he petted them . When the Romans saw this, they released him, impressed by this sight . </P>

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