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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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  1. Joe
    4 years ago

    This helped a lot Thank you

  2. rachael
    4 years ago

    wow this is gr8 coz i hav 2 get loads of info and this helped!! :)

  3. anthony
    4 years ago

    im amazing :)

  4. kevin
    4 years ago

    I just did a saint report on him. He was very kind and influenced many people

  5. john
    4 years ago

    I love st john because that's my name and that's what they named me after

  6. Nicole
    4 years ago

    i love St.John he is a very nice preson and i jt did a report on his mother Si.Elizabeth

  7. esmi
    4 years ago

    He was a very kind person

  8. lila
    4 years ago

    heey i love saint john the baptist i love religion

  9. joe
    4 years ago

    i love him

  10. cleo
    4 years ago

    yeah..st. john's awesome..he's our topic in our English lesson now..

  11. Fredo
    4 years ago

    I think St.John is the most awesomest dude in the whole saints ang angels website!! LOL :P Hes just so KEWL!

  12. Louis
    4 years ago

    He is so awesome(seriously i'm just doing a book rep. on him)but that's why i chose him

  13. frany
    4 years ago

    i think he is awesome

  14. liljohn
    4 years ago

    St. jonh is freaking awsome hahahahaha let him live in peace

  15. David
    4 years ago

    woo we have to gets facts on john the baptist for confirmation class .. so thats why im here =]

  16. Dale tyse
    4 years ago

    oh my gosh i love him soooo much woooo go john!!!!

  17. johno
    4 years ago

    oh my gosh he is soooooo super duper awesome

  18. santa
    4 years ago

    go john the baptist

  19. paul
    4 years ago

    he is awsome

  20. joe
    4 years ago

    coooooooooooooooooooooooooooool


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