Biography of st john the baptist
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August 29: The Passion of Saint John the Baptist, Martyr—Memorial
c. 1 BC–c. 30
Patron Saint of baptism, bird dealers, converts, monastic life, motorways, printers, tailors, lambs, and prisoners
Invoked against epilepsy, convulsions, hailstorms, and spasms
Pre-Congregation canonization
Liturgical Color: Red
Version: Full – Short
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St. John the Baptist
John the Baptist was a contemporary of Christ who was known for evangelization and his baptizing of Jesus Christ.
John the Baptist was born through the intercession of God to Zachariah and Elizabeth, who was otherwise too old to bear children. According to scriptures, the Angel Gabriel visited Elizabeth and Zachariah to tell them they would have a son and that they should name him John. Zachariah was skeptical and for this he was rendered mute until the time his son was born and named John, in fulfillment of God's will.
When Elizabeth was pregnant with John, she was visited by Mary, and John leapt in her womb. This revealed to Elizabeth that the child Mary carried was to be the Son of God.
John began public ministry around 30 AD, and was known for attracting large crowds across the province of Judaea and around the Jordan River. When Jesus came to him to be baptized, John recognized him and said, "It is I who need baptism from you."
Jesus told John to bapti
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John the Baptist
1st-century prophet
Not to be confused with John the Apostle.
"Saint John the Baptist" redirects here. For other uses, see Saint John the Baptist (disambiguation).
Saint
John the Baptist
Saint John the Baptist, a 1540 painting by Titian
Born c. 1st century BC[1]
Herodian Tetrarchy, Roman EmpireDied c. AD 30[2][3][4][5]
Machaerus, Herodian Tetrarchy, Roman EmpireVenerated in Christianity (all denominations which venerate saints), Islam, Druze faith,[6]Baháʼí faith, Mandaeism Canonized Pre-Congregation Major shrine Feast Attributes Camel-skin robe, cross, lamb, scroll with words "Ecce Agnus Dei-", platter with own head, pouring water from hands or scallop shell Patronage See Commemoration John the Baptist[note 1] (c. 6 BC[18] – c. AD 30) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in t