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John the Evangelist [a] (c. 6 AD – c. 100 AD) is the name traditionally given to the author of the Gospel of John.Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John of Patmos, and John the Presbyter, [2] although there is no consensus on how many of these may actually be the same individual.
The feast day of Saint John in the Roman Catholic Church, which calls him "Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist", and in the Anglican Communion and Lutheran Calendars, which call him "Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist", is on 27 December. [102]
The First Epistle of John [a] is the first of the Johannine epistles of the New Testament, and the fourth of the catholic epistles. There is no scholarly consensus as to the authorship of the Johannine works. The author of the First Epistle is termed John the Evangelist, who most modern scholars believe is not the same as John the Apostle.
St. John the Evangelist Church refers to churches honoring John the Apostle, also known as John the Divine or John of Patmos, as their patron saint, as distinguished from John the Baptist, whose namesakes are known as Saint John the Baptist Church. Thus, the designation may refer to:
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 ...
John of Patmos, author of the Book of Revelation, traditionally identified with John the Apostle and the Evangelist; John the Wonderworking Unmercenary (died c. 304), Egyptian or Mesopotamian healer; John Chrysostom (c. 347 – 407), Antiochene Archbishop of Constantinople; John Cassian (360–435), probably Scythia-Minor priest and abbot
The Gospel of John, like all the gospels, is anonymous. [14] John 21:22 [15] references a disciple whom Jesus loved and John 21:24–25 [16] says: "This is the disciple who is testifying to these things and has written them, and we know that his testimony is true". [11]
John the Evangelist, the author of the fourth gospel account, is symbolized by an eagle, often with a halo, an animal may have originally been seen as the king of the birds. The eagle is a figure of the sky, and believed by Christian scholars to be able to look straight into the sun. [ 1 ]