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The Lion of Saint Mark, representing Mark the Evangelist, pictured in the form of a winged lion, is an aspect of the Tetramorph. On the pinnacle of St Mark's Cathedral he is depicted as holding a Bible , and surmounting a golden lion which is the symbol of the city of Venice and formerly of the Venetian Republic .
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English: This statue of the Lion of St. Mark is outside the Bishop's Palace in Galveston. The Lion of Saint Mark is a winged lion that symbolically represents John Mark the Evangelist. It is a symbol used to give an immediate and unique sign of identity and power.
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The symbols are: the Lion of Mark, the Eagle of John, the Ox or Calf of Luke and the Angel or Man of Matthew. Often all are shown with wings, as in the familiar winged lion used in the coat of arms of Venice, whose patron saint was Mark. Sometimes, as in the example from Lorsch, the symbols are shown dictating the text to the evangelist.
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