St John the Baptist
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St John the Baptist is a major Christian saint revered as the prophetic forerunner of Jesus Christ, known especially for preaching repentance and baptizing Jesus in the River Jordan.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John the Baptist | 0 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
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New Testament figure ⓘ prophet ⓘ |
| asceticLifestyle | yes ⓘ |
| baptismLocation | River Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baptized | Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | beheading ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Machaerus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dietTradition | locusts and wild honey ⓘ |
| executedBy | Herod Antipas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Zechariah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastDay |
24 June
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29 August ⓘ |
| feastDayNote |
24 June commemorates his Nativity
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29 August commemorates his beheading ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| knownFor |
baptizing Jesus
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baptizing in the River Jordan ⓘ preaching repentance ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Acts of the Apostles
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Gospel of John NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ Qur'an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Elizabeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInIslam | Yahya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronage |
Jordan River
NERFINISHED
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baptism ⓘ convulsions ⓘ monastic life ⓘ tailors ⓘ |
| relative | Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| role |
baptizer of Jesus
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forerunner of Jesus Christ ⓘ preacher of repentance ⓘ |
| symbol |
camel-hair garment
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lamb ⓘ locusts and wild honey ⓘ |
| title |
Forerunner
NERFINISHED
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Precursor of the Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Coptic Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Catholic Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ Lutheran Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
Syriac Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.