Birth of John the Baptist

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Christian feast New Testament event biblical event

The Birth of John the Baptist is a New Testament event celebrating the miraculous arrival of John, the prophetic forerunner of Jesus, to the elderly couple Zechariah and Elizabeth.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Nativity of Saint John the Baptist	2
Nativity of John the Baptist	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian feast ⓘ New Testament event ⓘ biblical event ⓘ
accompaniedBySign	Zechariah’s temporary muteness ⓘ restoration of Zechariah’s speech ⓘ
announcedAtLocation	Jerusalem temple NERFINISHED ⓘ
announcedBy	angel Gabriel NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithFigure	Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ
celebratedBy	Anglican Communion NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Lutheran churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ other Christian denominations ⓘ
commemoratedIn	Christian liturgical calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedIn	Gospel of Luke NERFINISHED ⓘ Luke 1 ⓘ
feastDateInEasternOrthodoxChurch	June 24 (Julian calendar) / July 7 (Gregorian calendar) ⓘ
feastDateInRomanRite	June 24 ⓘ
followedBy	Zechariah’s Benedictus (Canticle of Zechariah) NERFINISHED ⓘ
foreshadows	baptism of Jesus ⓘ public ministry of John the Baptist ⓘ
hasLiturgicalFeast	Nativity of Saint John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMainFigure	John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasParent	Elizabeth NERFINISHED ⓘ Zechariah NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRole	forerunner of Jesus ⓘ
hasSignificance	beginning of New Testament prophetic era ⓘ fulfillment of prophecy ⓘ
hasTheme	answer to prayer ⓘ divine intervention ⓘ preparation for the Messiah ⓘ
includesRitual	circumcision of John ⓘ naming of John ⓘ
linkedEvent	Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth NERFINISHED ⓘ
liturgicalRankInRomanRite	Solemnity ⓘ
nameGiven	John NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameMeaning	The Lord is gracious ⓘ
occursRelativeToChristmas	approximately six months before ⓘ
precedes	Birth of Jesus ⓘ
recognizedAs	work of the Lord ⓘ
recognizedBy	neighbors and relatives of Elizabeth ⓘ
relatedProphecy	Isaiah’s prophecy of a voice in the wilderness ⓘ Malachi’s prophecy of a messenger before the Lord ⓘ
toParentsCondition	elderly ⓘ previously childless ⓘ
veneratedIn	Christian art ⓘ Christian hymnody ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Feast of Saint John the Baptist → hasAlternativeName → Birth of John the Baptist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

Solemnity → includes → Birth of John the Baptist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

Visitation → precedesEvent → Birth of John the Baptist ⓘ

Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord → relatedToFeast → Birth of John the Baptist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nativity of John the Baptist