• 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.
  • In the Gospel of John, John the Baptist himself sees the spirit descend like a dove and he explicitly preaches that Jesus is the Son of God.
  • The piece depicts St. John the Baptist in isolation. Through the use of chiaroscuro, the figure appears to emerge from the shadowy background.
  • 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...
  • John the Baptist is known for having baptized Jesus. The Bible contains other facts about John the Baptist, his mother and father, his life and death.
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  • After a period of desert solitude, John the Baptist emerged as a prophet in the region of the lower Jordan River valley.
  • 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.
  • Top image: Mosaic of the baptism of Jesus Christ by Saint John the Baptist in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2016.
  • John the Baptist is the patron saint of Jordan, Puerto Rico, French Canada and many other places.
  • John the Baptist was a forerunner of Jesus who baptized believers in the name of the imminent coming of Judgment Day but was also beheaded.