Baucalis

Baucalis, also called Boukolou,[1] and Baukalis, is a section in Alexandria, Egypt where St. Mark was reported to have been martyred,[2] along with the historic location of his martyrium.

According to tradition, St. Mark was attacked by a crowd of pagans on Easter Sunday 68 AD in the Church at Baucalis, dragged through the streets and martyred.

[5] The Acts of St. Mark report that the church of Baucalis was "built in the area beside the sea under the crags called 'Boukolou'."

[6] Coptic tradition also tells that his body was still at Baucalis as late as 311 AD, when Pope Peter of Alexandria was martyred at the same site.

[7] According to the Martyrdom of St. Peter (Acta or Passio Sancti Petri), the tribunes who would later have him beheaded allowed him to first visit the tomb of St. Mark at "the place called Boukolou."