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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.
In France, the "Fête de la Saint-Jean" (feast of St John), traditionally celebrated with bonfires (le feu de la Saint-Jean) that are reminiscent of Midsummer's pagan rituals, is a Catholic festivity in celebration of Saint John the Baptist. It takes place on June 24, (St John's day). Nowadays it is seldom celebrated.
Decapitation of St John, British School, 17th century, Tate Gallery; John the Baptist Beheaded, Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1851–60, World Mission Collection; The Daughter of Herodias Receiving the Head of John the Baptist, Gustave Doré, 1865; Head of St. John the Baptist, Jean-Baptiste Chatigny , 1869, The J. Paul Getty Museum
The first Grand Lodge was formed on 24 June the feast day of John the Baptist in 1717. [1] This may arise from an old tradition, as the Baptist appears to have been regarded as the patron of stonemasons in continental Europe during the Middle Ages.
John the Baptist [note 1] (c. 6 BC [18] – c. AD 30) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD. [19] [20] He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist Christian traditions, [21] and as the prophet Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyā (Arabic: النبي يحيى, An-Nabī ...
Filipinos commemorate the birth of John the Baptist, who cleansed and prepared the people for the coming of Jesus by baptizing them with water. Along with the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary, John the Baptist's birthday is one of the few celebrated; most other saints are remembered on the day of their death or another significant date.
The feast day of Saint John the Baptist or Midsummer was a very popular event in the Ancien Régime of France, and it is still celebrated as a religious feast day in several countries, including Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Spain, Latvia, Ireland and Lithuania. [citation needed]
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 ...