Saint John
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Saint John or St. John may refer to:
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[change] People
[change] Saints
[change] Scriptural saints
- John the Baptist, also known as John of Jerusalem, who baptised Jesus at the start of Jesus' ministry
- John the Apostle, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus
- John the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of John. In some traditions, the same person as John the Apostle.
- John of Patmos, author of the Book of Revelation
[change] Later, ecclesiastical saints
(in chronological order)
- Saint John (d. 303), martyred with Cyrus (see Cyrus and John)
- Saint John (d. 366), a priest martyred with Abda and Abdjesus
- Saint John of Egypt (d. 394) hermit
- Saint John Chrysostom (347-407), Archbishop of Constantinople
- Saint John Cassian (c. 360-433)
- Pope John I (523-526)
- Saint John Climacus (c. 579-649), also known as John of the Ladder, John Scholasticus and John Sinaites
- Saint John the Merciful (d. c. 620), also known as John the Almoner, John the Almsgiver, John V of Alexandria, and Johannes Eleemon
- Saint John of Ephesus (c. 505 - c. 585)
- Saint John of Damascus (c. 676-749)
- Saint John of Beverley (d. 721)
- Saint John of Rila (876 - c. 946), also known as Ivan Rilski, Bulgarian hermit
- Saint John of Matha (1169-1218), French founder of the Trinitarian Order
- Saint John of Nepomuk (c. 1340-1396), Bohemian priest
- Giovanni da Capistrano (1386-1456)
- Saint John Fisher (1469-1535), Bishop of Rochester, professor at Cambridge
- Saint John of God (1495-1550)
- Saint John of Avila (1500-1569)
- Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591), Spanish mystic
- Saint John Sarkander (1576-1620), Moravian priest
- Saint John Ogilvie (1579-1615), Scottish Catholic martyr
- Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle (1651-1719), the patron saint of teachers
- Saint John Joseph of the Cross (1654—1739), Italian Franciscan
- Saint John Neumann (1811-1860), Bishop of Philadelphia
- John Bosco born Giovanni Melchior Bosco (1815-1888)
- John Baptist Con, John Charles Cornay, John Dat, John Hoan Trinh Doan, John Louis Bonnard, and John Thanh Van Dinh of the Vietnamese Martyrs (16th-19th century)
- John, (era unknown), one of the Ethiopian saints Abraham, Ethnus, Acrates, James, and John
- John of Sammanud, (era unknown), martyred with James of Manug
- John of Kiev, the name used to refer to an infant of Kiev and an adult monk, both saints - see Abraham and Onesimus of Kiev
[change] In other languages
- Mar Yohanna (Arabic)
- Sant Joan (Catalan)
- Saint-Jean (French)
- Sankt Johann (German)
- Agios Ioannis (Greek)
- San Giovanni (Italian)
- São João (Portuguese)
- San Juan (Spanish)
- Sant Ioan (Welsh)
- Sankt Hans (Danish)
- San Joan or Donibane (basque)
- Johannes de Doper (Dutch)
[change] With 'St. John' as a surname
- Austin St. John, American actor
- Bridget St John, British singer
- Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678–1751), English statesman and philosopher
- Ian St. John, former footballer and now pundit
- John St. John (1833-1916), U.S. politician
- Kate St John, British musician and composer
- Lara St. John, Canadian violinist
- Oliver St John (c. 1598-1673), English statesman and judge
- Spenser St. John, British Consul in Brunei (19th century)
- Pamela St. John, American Composer
[change] Places
[change] Canada
- Saint John, New Brunswick
- Saint John (electoral district), federal electoral district in New Brunswick
- Saint John River, in New Brunswick and Maine (United States)
[change] United Kingdom
- St John, Cornwall, a village near Millbrook, Cornwall, England
- St John, Hackney, England
- St. John, Powys, Wales
- Saint John, Jersey - a parish on Jersey.
[change] United States
- St. John, Indiana
- St. John, Kansas
- St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana
- Saint John Plantation, Maine
- St. John, Missouri
- St. John, North Dakota
- Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands
- St. John, Washington
- Saint John River, Maine and New Brunswick (Canada)
[change] Other uses
- Knights of St. John
- St. John Ambulance
- Venerable Order of Saint John
- York St John University
- St. John (comic book publisher)
- St John (restaurant), Smithfield, London
- St. John (store), an upscale, luxury American fashion brand
- St. John Catholic School, Toronto
[change] See also
- John (disambiguation)
- Saint John's (disambiguation)
- St. John's Cathedral (disambiguation)
- Saint John Cemetery (disambiguation)
- St. John's Church (disambiguation)
- Saint John's College (disambiguation)
- Saint John Parish (disambiguation)
- St. John's School (disambiguation)
- Saint John's University (disambiguation)