Mark the Evangelist hosted the disciples in his house after Jesus' death, that the resurrected Jesus Christ came to Mark's house (John 20), and that the Holy Spirit descended on the disciples at Pentecost in the same house. Furthermore, Mark is also believed to have been among the servants at the Marriage at Cana who poured out the water that Jesus turned to wine (John 2:1–11). According to the Coptic tradition, Saint Mark was born in Cyrene, a city in the Pentapolis of North Africa (now Libya). This tradition adds that Mark returned to Pentapolis later in life, after being sent by Paul
Cana, Virginia Cana, Virginia Cana is a census-designated place (CDP) in Carroll County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,254 at the 2010 census, up from 1,228 in 2000. It is the only CDP designated area in the county that is outside of the Appalachian Mountains in the Virginia Piedmont. Cana is located at (36.584150, −80.670186). US Highway 52 runs through Cana just above the North Carolina state line. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.9 square miles (20.5 km²), all land. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,228 people, 520 households,