St. John the Baptist, (born 1st decade bce, Judaea, Palestine, near Jerusalem—died 28–36 ce; feast day June 24), Jewish prophet of priestly origin who preached the imminence of God’s Final Judgment and baptized those who repented in self-preparation for it; he is revered in the Christian church as the forerunner of Jesus Christ.
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- Saint John The Baptist Preaching In The Wilderness, Anton Raphael. Image: WikiMedia. John the Baptizer (contrary to popular belief, he wasn’t a member of the...
- Jump to navigation Jump to search. John the Baptist[note 1] (late 1st century BC – AD 28–36) was a Jewish itinerant preacher[15] in the early 1st century AD.
- The piece depicts St. John the Baptist in isolation. Through the use of chiaroscuro, the figure appears to emerge from the shadowy background.
- Born in the late 1st century (circa 5 B.C.), Saint John the Baptist was a Jewish prophet who preached the imminence of God’s final judgment.
- At the time of Leonardo da Vinci’s death in 1519, he had only three paintings in his possession, Saint John the Baptist was one of them.
- Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, oil on wood panel by Correggio, c. 1515; in the Art Institute of Chicago.
- And this is exactly what happened - Saint John the Baptist was beheaded and his head was brought to Salome on a platter.
- John the Baptist is the patron saint of Jordan, Puerto Rico, French Canada and many other places.
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- How Saint John the Baptist is represented in Christian Art
- Top image: Mosaic of the baptism of Jesus Christ by Saint John the Baptist in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2016.