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" Ut queant laxis" or "Hymnus in Ioannem" is a Latin hymn in honor of John the Baptist, written in Horatian Sapphics [1] with text traditionally attributed to Paulus Diaconus, the eighth-century Lombard historian. It is famous for its part in the history of musical notation, in particular solmization.
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 ...
It is the Latin translation from John 1:36, when St. John the Baptist exclaimes "Ecce Agnus Dei!" ("Behold the Lamb of God!") upon seeing Jesus Christ. alea iacta est: the die has been cast: Said by Julius Caesar (Greek: ἀνερρίφθω κύβος, anerrhíphthō kýbos) upon crossing the Rubicon in 49 BC, according to Suetonius.
A 1742 Tarì coin of the Knights Hospitaller, depicting the head of John the Baptist on a platter. Arms of the Knights Hospitallers, quartered with those of Pierre d'Aubusson, on a bombard. In 1604, each Langue was given a chapel in the conventual church of Saint John and the arms of the Langue appear in the decoration on the walls and ceiling:
Genoese politician and mercenary leader. John Hawkwood: 1323–1394 1360–1392 Florence: Lobar the Wolf: Leader of Brabançon mercenaries that fought in numerous battles all across Europe in the latter half of the twelfth century. Martin Schwartz: 1475–1487 Germanic mercenary who fought for Lambert Simnel, a Yorkist pretender to the English ...
The Beheading of St. John the Baptist, Massimo Stanzione, c. 1634; Salome Receives the Head of John the Baptist, Guercino, 1637, Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes, French Wikipedia page; Salome with the Head of John the Baptist, Guido Reni, 1639–40; The Beheading of John the Baptist, Rembrandt, 1640, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Unlike Luke, Matthew gives none of John's early history: John is a much less important character in Matthew than in the other gospels, appearing only in a supporting role to Jesus. While Matthew and Luke refer to John the Baptist, Mark refers to him by the slightly different title "John the Baptizer". The word baptist is also somewhat ...
The Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (Latin: Ordo Basilianus Sancti Iohannis Baptistæ) is a Melkite Greek Catholic monastic order of pontifical right for men. Order members add the nominal B.C after their names to indicate their membership in the Order.