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Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, Zechariah writing, "His name is John". Pontormo, on a desco da parto, c. 1526.. Christians have long interpreted the life of John the Baptist as a preparation for the coming of Jesus Christ, and the circumstances of his birth, as recorded in the New Testament, are miraculous.
The Nativity of John the Baptist (or Birth of John the Baptist, or Nativity of the Forerunner, or colloquially Johnmas or St. John's Day (in German) Johannistag) is a Christian feast day. It is observed annually on 24 June.
Nativity of Saint John the Baptist is a 1526 oil on panel desco da parto painting by Pontormo, now in the Uffizi, [1] where it has been since at least 1704. There is a copy in the Fogg Art Museum . Its status as an autograph work is accepted by most art critics, but was disputed by Philippe Costamagna .
The Birth of Saint John the Baptist, by Artemisia Gentileschi, was part of a six-painting portrayal of Saint John's life, with four of the paintings by Massimo Stanzione and one (now lost) by Paolo Finoglia, for the Hermitage of San Juan Bautista (Saint John the Baptist) on the grounds of Buen Rierto in Madrid, under orders from the Viceroy of Naples, the Conde de Monterrey. [1]
St. John's Day may refer to: Feasts celebrating the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist: January 7, an Eastern Orthodox feast; June 24, Midsummer Day. an Eastern Orthodox feast celebrating his birth; a Roman Catholic, Lutheran and Anglican feast celebrating his birth Fête St-Jean-Baptiste; Festival of San Juan; Saint Jonas Day; Jaaniõhtu ...
The Church of St. John the Baptist in Bačka Palanka, dedicated to the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, was constructed between 1783 and 1787.Built in the late baroque style by architects Josif Cigler and Ernest Harle, the church features a single nave with a semi-circular apse, a rectangular choir wider than usual for the region, and a tall baroque bell tower. [2]
Nativity of St John the Baptist, a Christian feast day celebrating the birth of John the Baptist; Nativity of the Theotokos, Eastern Orthodox feast day commemorating the birth of the Virgin Mary; Nativism (disambiguation) Navidad (disambiguation)
“The Appeal of Minin”, a picture of Konstantin Makovsky.. The wooden church of the Nativity of John the Baptist in Lower Posad is known from the 15th century. In 1676, the merchant Gavriil (Gabriel) Stepanovich Dranishnikov, who returned from Astrakhan after many years of service, asked Metropolitan Philaret for the construction of a stone temple from his own treasury. [1]