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St. John at the Crucifixion of Jesus in a Stabat Mater by Pietro Perugino, c. 1482 Lamentation of the Virgin. John the Apostle trying to console Mary, 1435. Church tradition has held that John is the author of the Gospel of John and four other books of the New Testament – the three Epistles of John and the Book of Revelation.
John the Evangelist [a] (c. 6 AD – c. 100 AD) is the name traditionally given to the author of the Gospel of John.Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John of Patmos, and John the Presbyter, [2] although there is no consensus on how many of these may actually be the same individual.
John the Baptist (c. 6 BC – c. AD 30), preacher, ascetic, and baptizer of Jesus Christ; John the Evangelist (c. AD 6 – c. 100), presumed author of the Fourth Gospel, traditionally identified with John the Apostle
The stories of St. John and the “manna” continued to grow and even caught the attention of St. Augustine, who could not dismiss them outright. [17] The Anglo-Saxon Willibald , who later became a bishop and a saint, also heard of this and was one of the first many recorded pilgrims to the tomb of St. John. [ 17 ]
The Acts of John refers to a collection of stories about John the Apostle that began circulating in written form as early as the 2nd-century AD. Translations of the Acts of John in modern languages have been reconstructed by scholars from a number of manuscripts of later date. The Acts of John are generally classified as New Testament apocrypha.
The First Epistle of John stands out from the others due to its form, but they are united by language, style, contents, themes, and worldview. [9] The Second and Third Epistles of John are composed as regular greco-roman letters, with greetings and endings, while the First Epistle of John lacks such characteristic markings and instead resembles a sermon or an exhoratory speech.
Monsignor John Westhues, formerly of St. Mary's Parish in Joplin, is accused of abusing a Joplin boy born in 1967 who attended the parish church and its elementary school and served as an altar ...
The Acts of John in Rome is a 4th-century Christian apocryphal text that presents stories about the Apostle John.The text, written in Greek, [1] is believed to be based on orally handed down stories [1] [2] (and in particular collected stories recounted in the writings of Eusebius of Caesarea) [2] about the works of John in Rome.