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1689 – The British government began to plan fortifications around 1689, and these were constructed following the retaking of St. John's after the French admiral Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville captured and destroyed the town late in 1696. The French attacked St. John's again in 1705 and 1708, and devastated civilian structures with fire.
The third of five children (the others being Farnham, John, Oliver and Hazel), Patricia was born on 5 April 1919 in Hastings, Sussex to Harold (Harry) and Ella St. John nee Swain, shortly after her parents' return from South America (Carangola, Brazil) where they had worked as missionaries for some years. [2]
Jane Martha St. John (née Hicks Beach, 1801–1882) was an early English photographer. She is remembered for her calotypes of Rome and other towns in Italy, now in the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. [1] St. John made over 100 photographs in the late 1850s when travelling with her husband in Italy.
Henry St John (MP for Huntingdon) Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke; Henry St John, 1st Viscount St John; Henry St John, 5th Viscount Bolingbroke; Henry St John, 13th Baron St John of Bletso; Henry St John, 18th Baron St John of Bletso; Sir Henry St John-Mildmay, 6th Baronet; Henry Beauchamp St John
John the Apostle is traditionally held to be the author of the Gospel of John, and many Christian denominations believe that he authored several other books of the New Testament (the three Johannine epistles and the Book of Revelation, together with the Gospel of John, are called the Johannine works), depending on whether he is distinguished ...
The Dominican priest Marie-Dominique Philippe founded the Brothers of Saint John in 1975, the Contemplative Sisters of Saint John in 1982, and the Apostolic Sisters of Saint John in 1984. The Saint John Family is a Catholic religious order which draws heavily from the writings of John the Evangelist. Members live in communities structured ...
St John Ambulance, a foundation established by the Order of St. John; Order of Saint John (chartered 1888), a royal order of chivalry established in 1831; St. John (clothing), a luxury American fashion brand; St. John (crater), an eroded lunar impact crater on the Moon's far side; St. John (restaurant), Smithfield, London
Born in the 1230s, he was the son of Robert St John (died 1267) and his wife, believed to be Agnes Cantilupe, daughter of William Cantilupe (died 1251) and his wife Millicent Gournay. His paternal grandparents were William de Port (died 1239), who changed his last name to St John, and his wife Mabel. [1]