Saint John Baptist


Luke 7, 24 - 27

And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind? But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings courts. But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

Matthew 3, 4

And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

Mark 1, 4 - 5

John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.





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Saint John Baptist, from the apse of the Church of
the Virgin (Sveti Bogorodica),  Studenica Monastery
around 1220
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Saint John Baptist, from the apse of the Church of the Virgin (Sveti Bogorodica)...

At Easter, Jesus goes to Jerusalem with his mother     
and John the Baptist. Right: walls and houses of       
Jerusalem.                                             
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At Easter, Jesus goes to Jerusalem with his mother and John the Baptist. Ri...

Jesus' baptism in the Jordan. Left: Saint John.        
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Jesus' baptism in the Jordan. Left: Saint John. Exonarthex

Herod's murder of the innocents. Saint Elisabeth mother of John Baptist, with John Baptist in her arms, hides in a cave before a     
persuing soldier.                                      
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Herod's murder of the innocents. Saint Elisabeth mother of John Baptist, with Jo...

Saint Zachary, father of Saint John Baptist,           
praying for a son.                                     
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Saint Zachary, father of Saint John Baptist, praying for a son....

Fresco of the Anastasis from the paracclesion:         
Christ, descended into limbo, pulls Adam and Eve       
from their graves. John Baptist stands next to Christ, 
behind Adam. Under Jesus' feet the gates of hell and   
the guard of Hades handcuffed and bound.
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Fresco of the Anastasis from the paracclesion: Christ, descended into l...

Deesis from the north gallery of Hagia Sophia.         
Christ in the centre, Saint Mary and John Baptist      
left and right.
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Deesis from the north gallery of Hagia Sophia. Christ in the centre, Sa...

Saint John Baptist from the Deesis in the north gallery
of Hagia Sophia. Detail of 15-03-09/8                  
Full mosaic shows from left to right: Saint Mary,      
Christ and Saint John Baptist.
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Saint John Baptist from the Deesis in the north gallery of Hagia Sophia. Detail...

Christ baptized by Saint John Baptist.                         
Right: John, Evangelist with his attribute, the eagle. 
From the cupola of Hagia Sophia, Trebizond.
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Christ baptized by Saint John Baptist. Right: John, Ev...

Harbaville triptych,Christ enthroned,surrounded        
by Saint Mary and Saint John Baptist. Various saints   
in the side-panels.From Constantinople, mid-10th.      
Ivory, 24,2 x 28,5 cm
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Harbaville triptych,Christ enthroned,surrounded by Saint Mary and Saint...

The iconostasis, which separates choir and apse        
from the central nave of St. Mark's Basilica, Venice.  
14 statues (Saint Mary, Saint John Baptist and the     
12 apostles) by Dalle Masegne, 1394.                   
See 15-04-04/40,41
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The iconostasis, which separates choir and apse from the central nave of...

The iconostasis, which separates choir and apse from   
the central nave of St. Mark's Basilica, Venice.       
Detail: four apostles and St. John Baptist. Saint      
Mary on the far side of the cross. See 15-04-04/39,41
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The iconostasis, which separates choir and apse from the central nave of St....