St john the baptist patron saint of

The glorious Prophetand Forerunner John the Baptistis also referred to as John the Forerunnerbecause he was the forerunner of Christ.

He was an asceticand great prophet, who baptizedChrist and became one of the most revered saintsin the Orthodox Church. John is a cousin of Christ through his mother Elizabethwho was the daughter of Zoia.

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John the baptist story summary

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Zoia is the sister of Christ's grandmother. He was later beheaded by Herod in the first century to satisfy the request of Herod's stepdaughter, Salome, and wife Herodias. Because he baptized Christ, he is the patron saintof godparents.

He is sometimes called the Angel of the Desert; because of this title, he is sometimes depicted with wings.

John the baptist story summary

Isaiah 40:3-5 is commonly read as a prophecy of John. His father, Zacharias, was a priest of the course of Abia (1 Chr. 24:10), and his mother, Elizabeth, was of the daughters of Aaron (Luke 1:5). John held the pr