Apostle John

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Christian saint New Testament person apostle biblical figure disciple of Jesus

Apostle John was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples, traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of John, three New Testament epistles, and the Book of Revelation.

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Observed surface forms (11)

Surface form	Occurrences
John the Apostle	22
Saint John the Evangelist	8
John the Evangelist	5
John the Theologian	3
John son of Zebedee	2
Saint John the Apostle	2
Beloved Disciple	1
Saint John the Theologian	1
Yohanan	1
the apostle John	1
the beloved disciple	1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian saint ⓘ New Testament person ⓘ apostle ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ disciple of Jesus ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Apostle John ⓘ surface form: John son of Zebedee Apostle John ⓘ surface form: John the Apostle Saint John ⓘ Apostle John ⓘ surface form: the beloved disciple the disciple whom Jesus loved ⓘ
associatedPlace	Ephesus ⓘ island of Patmos ⓘ surface form: Patmos
associatedWith	Johannine community ⓘ Gospel of John ⓘ surface form: Johannine literature
brother	Apostle James the Greater ⓘ surface form: James son of Zebedee
closeAssociateOf	Jesus Christ ⓘ
coWorkerOf	Apostle Peter ⓘ surface form: Peter the Apostle
entrustedWith	care of Mary mother of Jesus ⓘ
ethnicity	Jewish ⓘ
father	Zebedee ⓘ
feastDay	26 September (Eastern Orthodox, repose) ⓘ 27 December (Western Christianity) ⓘ 8 May (Eastern Orthodox, translation of relics) ⓘ
languageSpoken	Aramaic ⓘ Greek ⓘ
martyrdomStatus	traditionally not martyred ⓘ
memberOf	Twelve Apostles ⓘ
mentionedIn	Acts of the Apostles ⓘ Gospel of John ⓘ Synoptic Gospels ⓘ
occupation	fisherman ⓘ
patronage	friendship ⓘ theologians ⓘ writers ⓘ
presentAt	Last Supper ⓘ
receivedRevelationOn	island of Patmos ⓘ surface form: Patmos
religion	Christianity ⓘ Second Temple Judaism ⓘ
sibling	Apostle James the Greater ⓘ surface form: James son of Zebedee
symbol	eagle ⓘ
theologicalEmphasis	Christ’s divinity ⓘ love ⓘ
traditionalAuthorOf	Book of Revelation ⓘ First Epistle of John ⓘ Gospel of John ⓘ Second Epistle of John ⓘ Third Epistle of John ⓘ
traditionallyDiedIn	Ephesus ⓘ
traditionallyExiledTo	island of Patmos ⓘ surface form: Patmos
traditionallyLivedTo	old age ⓘ
traditionallyOneOf	Pillars of the Church ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism ⓘ surface form: Lutheran Church Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches other Protestant traditions ⓘ
visionLocation	island of Patmos ⓘ surface form: Patmos
witnessedEvent	Crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ Last Supper ⓘ Transfiguration ⓘ surface form: Transfiguration of Jesus

Referenced by (59)

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

Apostle John → alsoKnownAs → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

Apostle John → alsoKnownAs → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John son of Zebedee

Apostle John → alsoKnownAs → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: the beloved disciple

John of Patmos → alsoKnownAs → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Theologian

Saint John → alsoKnownAs → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

Saint John → alsoKnownAs → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Evangelist

Saint John → alsoKnownAs → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint John the Theologian

island of Patmos → associatedPerson → Apostle John ⓘ

subject surface form: Patmos

Johannine community → associatedWith → Apostle John ⓘ

Pillars of the Church → associatedWith → Apostle John ⓘ

Seven Churches of Asia → associatedWith → Apostle John ⓘ

Golgotha → associatedWithFigure → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: the apostle John

John → associatedWithFigure → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

Book of Signs → attributedAuthor → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Evangelist

Third Epistle of John → attributedAuthor → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

First Epistle of John → attributedTo → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

Second Epistle of John → attributedTo → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Evangelist

Basilica of Saint John Lateran → dedicatedTo → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint John the Evangelist

Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist → dedicatedTo → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint John the Apostle

Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist → dedicatedTo → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint John the Evangelist

Hospital of St John the Evangelist, Cambridge → dedicatedTo → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint John the Evangelist

Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes → dedicatedTo → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint John the Evangelist

Rouen Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint John the Evangelist

Royal Chapel of Granada → dedicatedTo → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint John the Evangelist

John → derivesFrom → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yohanan

John → disputedIdentificationWith → Apostle John ⓘ

subject surface form: John of Patmos

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

John → disputedIdentificationWith → Apostle John ⓘ

subject surface form: John of Patmos

this entity surface form: John the Evangelist

the Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution) → hasMember → Apostle John ⓘ

subject surface form: Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution)

this entity surface form: John son of Zebedee

Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord → hasParticipant → Apostle John ⓘ

Last Supper → hasParticipant → Apostle John ⓘ

Pillars of the Church → hasPrimaryMembers → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

Crucifixion of Jesus → hasWitness → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: Beloved Disciple

John → honorificTitle → Apostle John ⓘ

subject surface form: John of Patmos

this entity surface form: John the Theologian

Jesus Christ → influenced → Apostle John ⓘ

Ignatius of Antioch → influencedBy → Apostle John ⓘ

Irenaeus of Lyons → influencedBy → Apostle John ⓘ

Polycarp of Smyrna → influencedBy → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

Early Christians → keyFigure → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

Ian → nameDayTraditionLinkedTo → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint John the Apostle

Cathedral of Saint John the Divine → namedAfter → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

St John’s College, Cambridge → namedAfter → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint John the Evangelist

Donatello → notableWork → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint John the Evangelist

Apostle James the Greater → sharesNicknameWith → Apostle John ⓘ

subject surface form: James the Greater

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

St. Symeon the New Theologian → sharesTitleTheologianWith → Apostle John ⓘ

subject surface form: Symeon the New Theologian

this entity surface form: John the Theologian

Apostle James the Greater → sibling → Apostle John ⓘ

subject surface form: James the Greater

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

Book of Revelation → traditionalAuthor → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

First Epistle of John → traditionalAuthor → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

Gospel of John → traditionalAuthor → Apostle John ⓘ

this entity surface form: John the Apostle

Second Epistle of John → traditionalAuthor → Apostle John ⓘ