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John the Baptist

John the Baptist (c. 6 BC – c.

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Attributes
Camel-skin robe, cross, lamb, scroll with words Ecce Agnus Dei-, platter with own head, pouring water from hands or scallop shell
Born
c. 6 BC Herodian Kingdom of Judea, Roman Empire
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Cause of death
Decapitation
Died
c. AD 30 Machaerus, Province of Judaea, Roman Empire
Feast
24 June (Nativity) · 29 August (Beheading) · 7 January (Synaxis—Byzantine) · 30 Paoni (Nativity—Coptic) · 2 Thout (Beheading—Coptic)

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In Josephus's Antiquities of the Jews

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John the Baptist

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related to In film and television · 49
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related to In Luke and Acts · 31
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related to Mandaeism · 31
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related to The fate of his head · 27
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related to Right hand relics · 26
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related to Islam · 24
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related to Baháʼí view · 23
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see also · 18
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John the BaptistAttributesCamel-skin robe, cross, lamb, scroll with words Ecce Agnus Dei-, platter with own head, pouring water from hands or scallop shell1.00infobox
John the BaptistBornc. 6 BC Herodian Kingdom of Judea, Roman Empire1.00infobox
John the BaptistCanonizedPre-Congregation1.00infobox
John the BaptistCause of deathDecapitation1.00infobox
John the BaptistDiedc. AD 30 Machaerus, Province of Judaea, Roman Empire1.00infobox
John the BaptistFeast24 June (Nativity)1.00infobox
John the BaptistFeast29 August (Beheading)1.00infobox
John the BaptistFeast7 January (Synaxis—Byzantine)1.00infobox
John the BaptistFeast30 Paoni (Nativity—Coptic)1.00infobox
John the BaptistFeast2 Thout (Beheading—Coptic)1.00infobox
John the BaptistFeast1 Hitia (Birthday—Mandaean)1.00infobox
John the BaptistMajor shrineChurch of Saint John the Baptist in Jerusalem1.00infobox
John the BaptistMajor shrineUmayyad Mosque in Damascus1.00infobox
John the BaptistMajor shrineNabi Yahya Mosque in Sebastia1.00infobox
John the BaptistMajor shrineAachen Cathedral in Aachen, Germany1.00infobox
John the BaptistPatronageSee Commemoration1.00infobox
John the BaptistVenerated inChristianity (all denominations which venerate saints), Islam, Baháʼí Faith, Druze faith, Mandaeism1.00infobox
John the Baptistis afulfilment of a prophecy from the Book of Isaiah0.90text
John the Baptistis apatron saint of Florence and has often been depicted in the art of that city0.90text
John the Baptistis apatron saint of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and its capital city0.90text
John the Baptistis aname-giving patron of the Knights Hospitaller0.90text

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