St. John the Baptist Comments
John the Baptist was the son of Zachary, a priest of the Temple in Jerusalem, and Elizabeth, a kinswoman of Mary who visited her. He was probably born at Ain-Karim southwest of Jerusalem after the Angel Gabriel had told Zachary that his wife would bear a child even though she was an old woman. He lived as a hermit in the desert of Judea until about A.D. 27. When he was thirty, he began to preach on the banks of the Jordan against the evils of ... Continue Reading
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Because St John was born three months before Jesus, I believe that the feast that we celebrate every June 24 is his birthday. About the date of his death, isn't it stated in his story that the feast for his beheading is August 9? The year? I think St John died three years before Jesus.
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when was he born and when did he die and can u plz leave a comment saying 10 facts about and thank you very much but if u dont help and u cant have my thank you
This guy was great I chose him on my saint report for confirmation
St. John the Baptist is awesome and i am doing a project on him.
john the baptist is great
John was a great man
he is amazing
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WOW he did lots of awsome stuff
i thank God that iam born nn the of st. John de baptist.i pray that he should continue to intercede for us to live a life of faith.
My understanding is that St. Stephen was the first saint but wouldn't John the Baptist be considered the first saint?
What day did John die? (date)
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Wasn't he Jesus's cousin?
Thank you. Im doing a saint project on him