Saint John

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Saint John or St. John may refer to:

Contents 1 People 1.1 Saints 1.2 In other languages 1.3 With 'St. John' as a surname 2 Places 2.1 Canada 2.2 United Kingdom 2.3 United States 2.4 Others 3 Other uses 4 See also

[edit] People

[edit] Saints

• John the Baptist, preacher, ascetic and baptizer of Jesus Christ
• John the Apostle, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus
  • John the Evangelist, speculated author of the Fourth Gospel, traditionally identified with the Apostle
  • John of Patmos, author of the Book of Revelation, traditionally identified with the Apostle and Evangelist
• See Saints Cyrus and John for John the Wonderworking Unmercenary (d. ca. 304), Egyptian or Mesopotamian healer
• Saint John (d. 366), Persian priest martyred with Abda and Abdjesus
• Saint John of Egypt (d. 394), Egyptian hermit
• Saint John Chrysostom (347-407), Antiochene Archbishop of Constantinople
• Saint John Cassian (ca. 360-435), probably Scythia-Minor priest and abbot
• Pope John I (d. 526), Italian pope
• Saint John of Ephesus (ca. 507-ca. 586), Syriac bishop
• Saint John Climacus (ca. 525-606), Syrian or Byzantine monk and abbot
• Saint John the Merciful (d. ca. 620), Cyprian Patriarch of Alexandria
• Saint John of Beverley (d. 721), Angle bishop
• Saint John of Damascus (ca. 676-749), Syrian monk and priest - also known as John Damascene
• Saint John of Pavia (d. 813), Bishop of Pavia
• Saint John of Rila (876-ca. 946), Bulgarian priest and hermit
• Saint John of Meda (d. 1159), Italian priest
• Saint John of Matha (1154-1213), French priest; founder of the Trinitarian Order
• Saint John The New (ro:Sfântul Ioan cel Nou), Patron Saint of Moldavia, killed 1330 at Cetatea Albă
• Saint John of Nepomuk (ca. 1345-1393), Bohemian vicar general of Jan of Jenštejn
• Saint Giovanni da Capistrano (1386-1456), Italian friar; summoner of European troops for the 1456 siege of Belgrade
• Saint John Fisher (ca. 1469-1535), English cardinal and martyr
• Saint John Houghton (martyr) (ca. 1486-1535), English abbot and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
• Saint John Stone (martyr) (d. 1538/1539), English friar and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
• Saint John of God (1495-1550), Portuguese friar; founder of the Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God
• Saint John of Avila (1500-1569), Spanish Jewish converso priest, missionary and mystic
• Saint John Payne (martyr) (1532-1582), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
• Saint John Jones (martyr) (d. 1598), Welsh priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
• Saint John Leonardi (1541-1609), Italian priest; founder of the Clerks Regular of the Mother of God of Lucca
• Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591), Spanish Jewish converso friar, priest and mystic; joint founder of the Discalced Carmelites
• Saint John Boste (ca. 1544-1594), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
• Saint John Rigby (martyr) (ca. 1570-1600), English martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
• Saint John Roberts (martyr) (1575/1576-1610), Welsh priest, Prior of St. Gregory's and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales); founder of St. Gregory's
• Saint John Sarkander (1576-1620), Polish priest and martyr
• Saint John Ogilvie (1579-1615), Scottish priest and martyr
• Saint John Southworth (martyr) (1592-1654), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
• Saint Jean de Brébeuf (1593-1649), French missionary and martyr (one of the North American Martyrs)
• Saint John Kemble (martyr) (1599-1679), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
• Saint John Wall (1620-1679), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
• Saint John Plessington (ca. 1637-1679), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) - also known as John Plesington, William Scarisbrick and William Pleasington
• See Saints Philip Evans and John Lloyd for Saint John Lloyd (d. 1679), Welsh priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
• Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle (1651-1719), French priest; founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
• Saint John Joseph of the Cross (1654-1739), Ischian friar, priest and Vicar Provincial of the Alcantarine Reform in Italy
• Saint John Dat (ca. 1765-1798), Vietnamese priest and martyr
• Saint Jean Vianney (1786-1859), French priest
• Saint John Hoan Trinh Doan (ca. 1789/1798-1861), Vietnamese priest and martyr
• Saint John Thanh Van Dinh (1796-1840), Vietnamese martyr
• Saint John Baptist Con (1805-1840), Vietnamese martyr
• Saint Jean-Charles Cornay (1809-1837), French priest, missionary and martyr (one of the Vietnamese Martyrs)
• Saint John Baptist Chon Chang-Un (ca. 1810-1866), one of the Korean Martyrs
• Saint John Neumann (1811-1860), Bohemian missionary, American Provincial Superior of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer and Bishop of Philadelphia; founder of the first American Catholic diocesan school system
• Saint John Bosco (1815-1888), Italian priest and educator; founder of the Salesians of Don Bosco and the Salesian Cooperators
• Saint John Baptist Nam Chong-Sam (ca. 1816-1866), one of the Korean Martyrs
• Saint Jean-Louis Bonnard (1824-1852), French priest, missionary and martyr (one of the Vietnamese Martyrs)
• Saint John of Kronstadt (1829-1908), Russian archpriest and synod member
• Saint Jean-Théophane Vénard (1829-1861), French priest, missionary and martyr (one of the Vietnamese Martyrs)
• Saint John the New Martyr of China (Metrophanes, Chi Sung), killed in the Boxer Rebellion, 1900
• See Abraham, Ethnus, Acrates, James, and John for Saint John (era unknown), Ethiopian martyr
• Saint John of Samanoud (era unknown), fellow Egyptian martyr of James of Manug
• See Abraham and Onesimus of Kiev for Saint John of Kiev, Russian infant

[edit] In other languages

• Sant Joan (disambiguation) (Catalan)
• Saint-Jean (disambiguation) (French)
• Sankt Johann (disambiguation) (German)
• Agios Ioannis (disambiguation) (Greek)
• San Giovanni (disambiguation) (Italian)
• São João (disambiguation) (Portuguese)
• San Juan (disambiguation) (Spanish)

[edit] With 'St. John' as a surname

[edit] Places

[edit] Canada

• Saint John, New Brunswick
  • Saint John (electoral district), federal electoral district in New Brunswick
  • Saint John River (New Brunswick), in New Brunswick and Maine (United States)
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick
• Fort St. John, British Columbia
• St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
• Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec also known as St. John in English

[edit] United Kingdom

• St John, Cornwall, England, a village near Millbrook
• St John, Hackney (parish), England
• St. John, Powys, Wales
• Saint John, Jersey, a parish on Jersey

[edit] United States

• St. John, Indiana
• St. John, Kansas
• St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana
• Saint John Plantation, Maine
• St. John, Missouri
• St. John, North Dakota
• Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands
• St. John, Washington
• Saint John River (New Brunswick), Maine and New Brunswick (Canada)
• Saint John Rock, a summit of Savage Mountain, Maryland
• The Basilica of Saint John The Evangelist, Connecticut

[edit] Others

• Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda
• Saint John Parish, Barbados
• Saint John Parish, Dominica
• Saint John Parish, Grenada
• Saint John Parish, Tobago
• San Ġwann, Malta (also known as Saint John)

[edit] Other uses

• Knights of St. John
• St. John Ambulance
• St. John Publications, a defunct American magazine and comics publisher.
• Venerable Order of Saint John
• York St John University
• St John (restaurant), Smithfield, London
• St. John (clothing), an upscale, luxury American fashion brand
• St. John Catholic School, Toronto
• Patricia St. John, British writer
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John's - Basseterre

[edit] See also

• John (disambiguation)
• John the Divine (disambiguation)
• Saint John Cemetery (disambiguation)
• Saint John Parish (disambiguation)
• Saint John's (disambiguation)
• Saint John's College (disambiguation)
• Saint John's University (disambiguation)
• St. John's Cathedral (disambiguation)
• St. John's Church (disambiguation)
• St. John's School (disambiguation)

Variations of Saint John:

• Saint-Jean (disambiguation)
• Saint Juan (disambiguation)
• San Juan (disambiguation)
• Sant Joan (disambiguation)
• São João (disambiguation)

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