St. John the Baptist Comments
John the Baptist was the son of Zachary, a priest of the Temple in Jerusalem, and Elizabeth, a kinswoman of Mary who visited her. He was probably born at Ain-Karim southwest of Jerusalem after the Angel Gabriel had told Zachary that his wife would bear a child even though she was an old woman. He lived as a hermit in the desert of Judea until about A.D. 27. When he was thirty, he began to preach on the banks of the Jordan against the evils of ... Continue Reading
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This helped a lot Thank you
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I just did a saint report on him. He was very kind and influenced many people
I love st john because that's my name and that's what they named me after
i love St.John he is a very nice preson and i jt did a report on his mother Si.Elizabeth
He was a very kind person
heey i love saint john the baptist i love religion
i love him
yeah..st. john's awesome..he's our topic in our English lesson now..
I think St.John is the most awesomest dude in the whole saints ang angels website!! LOL :P Hes just so KEWL!
He is so awesome(seriously i'm just doing a book rep. on him)but that's why i chose him
i think he is awesome
St. jonh is freaking awsome hahahahaha let him live in peace
woo we have to gets facts on john the baptist for confirmation class .. so thats why im here =]
oh my gosh i love him soooo much woooo go john!!!!
oh my gosh he is soooooo super duper awesome
go john the baptist
he is awsome
coooooooooooooooooooooooooooool