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Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Saint John The Apostle Date And Artist Unknown Church of Saint George Castle Way Hanworth England Photographed On 10 December 2004 By John Salmon Swipe From Wikimedia Commons
Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Saint John The Apostle Date And Artist Unknown Church of Saint George Castle Way Hanworth England Photographed On 10 December 2004 By John Salmon Swipe From Wikimedia Commons

Saint John The Apostle

Also known as: Apostle of Charity; Beloved Apostle; Beloved Disciple; Giovanni Evangelista; John the Beloved; John the Divine; John the Evangelist; John the Theologian

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

December 27

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Saint John the Apostle, also known as the Apostle of Charity, the Beloved Apostle, the Beloved Disciple, Giovanni Evangelista, John the Beloved, John the Divine, John the Evangelist, and John the Theologian, was one of the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus Christ. He was born as the son of Zebedee and Salome and was the brother of Saint James the Greater....