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	John the Baptist - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John the Baptist (also called John the Baptizer) is regarded as a prophet by at least three religions: Christianity, Islam, and Mandaeanism.
		John's Baptism is not for the repentence of sins, as opposed to Mark 1:4.
		Saint John the Baptist is the patron saint of French Canada.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_the_Baptist (2355 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Saint John the Baptist
		Joannes Baptista; John the Baptizer; John the Forerunner; Juan Bautista
		from a sermon by Saint Augustine on the birth of John the Baptist
		from a homily by Saint Bede the Venerable on the death of John the Baptist
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/saintj02.htm (1029 words)

	SAINT JOHN THE APOSTLE
		The Master soon gave the brothers John and James the nickname Boanerges, meaning "sons of thunder," but whether He gave it as a compliment to their ardent characters or for some violence of temperament is uncertain.
		Finally, it was John alone of the apostles who was present at the foot of the cross and, in one of the Gospels' most touching scenes, received from the Crucified the commission to watch over the Virgin Mother.
		John, the younger of the two, outdistanced Peter, but when he arrived at the tomb he stood aside to let the chief of the apostles enter first and make the actual inspection of the place.
	www.stfrancisvernon.org /stjohnap.htm (820 words)

	John the Baptist
		For instance, St. Peter of Alexandria believed St. John was taken into the desert to escape the wrath of Herod, who, if we may believe report, was impelled by fear of losing his kingdom to seek the life of the Precursor, just as he was, later on, to seek that of the new-born Saviour.
		John's reply was that he was Divinely "sent to baptize with water" (John, i, 33); to this, later on, our Saviour bore testimony, when, in answer to the Pharisees trying to ensnare him, he implicitly declared that John's baptism was from heaven (Mark, xi, 30).
		The disciples of John came to him: "Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou gavest testimony, behold he baptizeth, and all men come to him" (John, iii, 26-27).
	www.crystalinks.com /johnbaptist.html (3627 words)

	Saints of June 24
		Saint Altinus, pulled down a pagan temple, and suffered the consequence of death by the sword.
		Saint Alban say only that the protomartyr put on the cloak (amphibalus) of the priest, was arrested in his stead, and was martyred.
		Saint Henry was a Benedictine monk and the headmaster of Saint-Germain abbey school at Auxerre.
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0624.htm (2151 words)

	De Lasalle Homepage
		John Baptist's last words were: "I adore in all things the conduct of God in my regard.", and those words summed up his life.
		John Baptist de La Salle was historically one of the greatest practical pioneers of education for ordinary people, first in France and later in the rest of the world.
		John Baptist de La Salle was canonized in 1900, and in 1950 Pius XII announced that he was to known in the future as the "Special Patron of all Christian Educators."
	www.rc.net /malaysia/kualalumpur/lasalle/founder.html (609 words)

	John the Baptist
		Saint Jerome and Saint John the Baptist, Massacio, 1428.
		Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness, central panel in the Epiphany triptych, Hieronymous Bosch, c 1490.
		John the Baptist in the Wilderness, Geertgen tot Sint Jans, 1490-95.
	www.textweek.com /art/john_the_baptist.htm (928 words)

	JOHN THE BAPTIST
		John the Baptist (Ioann Krestitel', Ioann Predtecha), the forerunner or precursor of Christ, forms a link between the Old and New Testaments.
		John was imprisoned by Herod Antipas and later executed as a consequence of a promise made by the ruler to his step-daughter, Salome.
		John the Baptist from the Annunciation Cathedral makes an interesting comparison to an early 6th century icon of John the Baptist from Sinai.
	www.rollins.edu /Foreign_Lang/Russian/baptist.html (491 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. John the Baptist
		John, in his fetters, was attended by some of his disciples, who kept him in touch with the events of the day.
		John languished probably for some time in the fortress of Machaerus; but the ire of Herodias, unlike that of Herod, never abated: she watched her chance.
		John's disciples, hearing of his death, "came, and took his body, and laid it in a tomb" (Mark, vi, 29), "and came and told Jesus" (Matt., xiv, 12).
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08486b.htm (5352 words)

	Messianic claimants (05) John the Baptist
		John baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
		John was clothed with dromedary's hair and with a girdle of a skin about his loins, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
		John's teachings are known from a source commonly called Q, which is by definition the text that the gospels of Matthew and Luke have in common and do not share with Mark.
	www.livius.org /men-mh/messiah/messianic_claimants19.html (3124 words)

	St. John the Baptist
		We are given the story of the ministry of John the Baptist, called the Precursor or Forerunner of the Lord, with some variation of detail, in the three synoptic Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, as well as in the Book of John.
		John quickly put them right, saying he had come only to prepare the way, and that he was not worthy to unloose the Master's sandals.
		In the course of John's preaching, he had denounced in unmeasured terms the immorality of Herod's petty court, and had even boldly upbraided Herod to his face for his defiance of old Jewish law, especially in having taken to himself the wife of his half-brother, Philip.
	www.ewtn.com /library/MARY/JOHNBAPT.htm (1073 words)

	Saint John the Baptist
		Saint John's preaching dealt with the problem of sin, and with what was required for sinners to be reconciled to God.
		Saint John was about six months older than Jesus, and their mothers were relatives (Luke 124-27, 36).
		John's sermons centered around a common theme: "Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" (Matthew 3:2).
	www.geocities.com /stjohngreek/stjohn.html (621 words)

	Lives of the Saints, August 29, The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Saint John the Baptist was called by God to be the precursor of His divine Son.
		Saint John was received by the poor folk as the true herald of the Most High God, and his voice was, as it were, a trumpet sounding from heaven to summon all men to avert the divine judgments.
		Salome consulted with her mother as to what to ask, and that immoral woman instructed her daughter to demand the death of John the Baptist, and that the head of the prisoner should be immediately brought to her on a platter.
	magnificat.ca /cal/engl/08-29.htm (499 words)

	Catholic Online - Saints & Angels - St. John the Evangelist
		Saint John the Divine as the son of Zebedee, and his mother's name was Salome [Matthew 4:21, 27:56; Mark 15:40, 16:1].
		John apparently followed his new Master to Galilee, and was with him at the marriage feast of Cana, journeyed with him to Capernaum, and thenceforth never left him, save when sent on the missionary expedition with another, invested with the power of healing.
		John [the "disciple whom Jesus loved"] and Peter were the first to receive the news from the Magdalene of the Resurrection [John 20:2], and they hastened at once to the sepulchre, and there when Peter was restrained by awe, John impetuously "reached the tomb first."
	www.catholic.org /saints/saint.php?saint_id=67 (1019 words)

	Lives of the Saints, June 24, Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Saint John was cast into the fortress of Herod on the east coast of the Dead Sea by the tyrant whose crimes he had rebuked; he would remain there until beheaded at the will of a girl and her cruel mother.
		Saint John did not speak to them of himself, but sent them to Christ, that they might witness His miracles and hear His doctrine, proofs of His mission.
		Saint John was great before God because in complete forgetfulness of himself he lived only for Jesus Christ, who is the source of all greatness.
	magnificat.ca /cal/engl/06-24.htm (388 words)

	Worcester Art Museum - Saint John the Baptist
		One of the leading painters in Florence during the early sixteenth century, Sarto produced this representation of Saint John the Baptist, the patron saint of Florence, at the height of his artistic career.
		The crown in the saint's hair alludes to Bacchus, who was considered during the Renaissance to be a pagan prototype of Christ.
		One of only a handful of paintings by Sarto in America, Saint John the Baptist was brought to this country in the mid-nineteenth century and was for the most part unappreciated until it was rediscovered in 1977 in a church in Worcester.
	www.worcesterart.org /Collection/European/1984.38.html (212 words)

	St John the Baptist and Forerunner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		John the Baptist, was the son of Zachariah, a temple priest, and his wife Elizabeth, who was a cousin of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
		John also denounced the incestuous relationship of Herod Antipas with his niece and brother's wife, Herodias, and was imprisoned for doing so.
		John the Baptist was believed to be buried in Samaria where he was honoured in the 4th century, but the tomb was desecrated by Julian the Apostate.
	home.it.net.au /~jgrapsas/pages/forerunner.htm (248 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. John Baptist de la Salle
		John Baptist was the eldest child of Louis de la Salle and Nicolle de Moet de Brouillet.
		Canon Pierre Dozet, chancellor of the University of Reims, was the presiding officer at the academic sessions, and in the discharge of his function had opportunity to study the character of his young cousin, de la Salle, with the result that he determined on resigning his canonry in his favour.
		Julie Postel, in 1802-all exemplify in the character of their work and in the rules adopted, a striking similarity to the methods and aims proposed by Saint John Baptist de la Salle in founding the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08444a.htm (6238 words)

	Saints of August 29 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		John the Baptist declared, "I is not lawful for you to have her," so Herod threw him into prison.
		Saint Hypatius, deacon, and Saint Andrew, priest, were natives of Lydia who were martyred at Constantinople under Emperor Leo the Isauria because they defended the veneration of icons (Benedictines).
		Saint Seraphia, was such a model of Christian charity and obedience that she converted her mistress, who soon outshone her teacher in fervor and piety.
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0829.htm (1337 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Saint John the Apostle
		When John was en route to preach in Asia, his ship was wrecked in a storm; all but John were cast ashore.
		John was assumed dead, but 2 weeks later the waves cast him ashore alive at the feet of his disciple Prochoros.
		When John denounced idol worship as demonic, followers of Artemis stoned him; the rocks turned and hit the throwers.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/saintj13.htm (541 words)

	Biography: The Birth of John the Baptist (24 Jun NT) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Accordingly, John is born to an elderly, barren woman, born when it is really too late for her to be having a child, while Jesus is born to a young virgin, born when it is really too early for her to be having a child.
		John is announced (and conceived) at the autumnal equinox, when the leaves are dying and falling from the trees.
		John is born when the days are longest, and from his birth on they grow steadily shorter.
	elvis.rowan.edu /~kilroy/JEK/06/24.html (1263 words)

	St. John Baptist de la Salle
		John Baptist de la Salle, educational pioneer, founder of the world-wide Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, commonly called the Christian Brothers, was born in the cathedral town of Rheims, France, on April 30, 1651.
		Father John Baptist soon decided to resign his canonry to devote his full attention to the establishment of schools and the training of teachers.
		Father John Baptist's later years were spent at the College of St. Yon, in Rouen, where the novitiate had been transferred in 1705, after it had functioned for some years in Paris.
	www.ewtn.com /library/MARY/LASALLE.htm (1277 words)

	Saint John the Baptist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Saint John has long been thought of as one of the greatest saints.
		He was given the name John the Baptist because he baptized people -- including Jesus.
		Saint John's Day has been celebrated throughout many Christian countries for hundreds of years.
	www.dltk-kids.com /world/saint_john_the_baptist.htm (137 words)

	SBC - The Beloved Disciple (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		News of this spreading heresy reached John at Patmos, and he grieved for his people, knowing that they were being drawn from the truth and that he was himself unable to go and fight these pernicious doctrines.
		John tells many things not included in the synoptic Gospels, particularly those of the time preceding the news of the imprisonment of John the Baptist, and many important events of Our Lord's life he omits, because he supposes them known from the synoptics.
		Besides his Apocalypse and Gospel, John wrote three Epistles, one to the Christians at large, one to the lady Elect and her children, and one to Gaius.
	www.catholicism.org /pages/beloved.htm (2695 words)

	NG London/Beginner's Guides/Saints: Saint John the Baptist
		Circle of Annibale Carracci, 'Saint John the Baptist seated in the Wilderness', early 17th century.
		John was the prophet who preached the coming of Christ as the Messiah.
		John the Baptist is depicted here with his attribute of a reed cross.
	www.nationalgallery.org.uk /collection/guides/baptist.htm (242 words)

	John the Baptist, Saint -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The radicals restricted their biblicism to the New Testament and espoused three tenets that have come to be axiomatic in the United States: the separation of church and state, the voluntary church, and religious liberty.
		They called themselves Baptists but were called Anabaptists by their enemies because they were accused of rebaptizing adults.
		The largest city in the province of New Brunswick, Saint John lies at the mouth of the St. John River on the Bay of Fundy.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9043819?&query=john (826 words)

	Catholic Online - Saints & Angels - St. John the Baptist
		John the Baptist was the son of Zachary, a priest of the Temple in Jerusalem, and Elizabeth, a kinswoman of Mary who visited her.
		John was beheaded at the request of Salome, daughter of Herodias, who asked for his head at the instigation of her mother.
		John is presented in the New Testament as the last of the Old Testament prophets and the precursor of the Messiah.
	www.catholic.org /saints/saint.php?saint_id=152 (322 words)

	August 29 Saint (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		John the Baptist was a cousin of Jesus.
		In the first chapter of the Gospel of John, St. John the Baptist calls himself a voice crying in the desert to make straight the path of the Lord.
		We can ask St. John the Baptist to help us be always ready to recognize the coming of Jesus into our lives.
	www.tntt.org /vni/tlieu/saints/St0829.htm (255 words)

	The Nativity of the Honourable Forerunner, St. John the Baptist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		John is remembered on three other days as well, but they all deal with the discovery of his Holy relics.
		John remained in the wilderness where he was raised by angels.
		He is known as the Baptist and Forerunner of Christ, because of his role in preparing the people for the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ.
	home.it.net.au /~jgrapsas/pages/st_john.htm (268 words)

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