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  2. John the Baptist - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Head of Saint John the Baptist (Bellini) - Wikipedia

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    The Head of Saint John the Baptist is a tondo painting by the Italian Renaissance master Giovanni Bellini. [1] It is now housed in the Civic Museum of Pesaro . The painting depicts the head of the Saint John the Baptist just after his decapitation, with blood still dripping from the neck.

  4. Church of St. Johns, Vilnius - Wikipedia

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    The Church of St. Johns (Lithuanian: Šv. Jonų Bažnyčia), officially named St. John the Baptist and St. John the Apostle and Evangelist (Lithuanian: Vilniaus Šv. Jono Krikštytojo ir Šv. Jono apaštalo ir evangelisto bažnyčia), is located at the Old Town of Vilnius, Lithuania and dominates the university (Vilnius University) ensemble

  5. Nativity of John the Baptist - Wikipedia

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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.

  6. The Birth of Saint John the Baptist (Artemisia Gentileschi)

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    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]

  7. Hermits of St. John the Baptist - Wikipedia

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    Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... The Congregation of the Hermits of St. John the Baptist of France or Baptistines was a Roman ...

  8. Wattah Wattah Festival - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Beheading of John the Baptist - Wikipedia

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    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