John the Baptist
JOHN THE BAPTIST. Born of a poor priestly family in the hill country of Judea, John renounced the priesthood and entered upon an ascetic existence in the wilderness surrounding the Jo...
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St. John the Baptist (ca. 4 BC-ca. 31 AD) is important in Christian tradition as the forerunner of the Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth.The two ancient sources that speak of John are the Gospels and the Ant...
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John the Baptist
John the Baptist, St.