Saint John or St. John usually refers to

John the Baptist John the Baptist or , , or , ;Wetterau, Bruce. ''World history''. New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1994. syc, ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ, Yoḥanān Maʿmḏānā; he, יוחנן המטביל, Yohanān HaMatbil; la, Ioannes Bapti ...

, but also, sometimes, to

John the Apostle John the Apostle ( grc, Ἰωάννης; la, Ioannes ; Ge'ez: ዮሐንስ;) or Saint John the Beloved was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Generally listed as the youngest apostle, he was the son of Zebede ...

. Saint John or St. John may also refer to:

People

(0s BC–30s AD), preacher, ascetic, and baptizer of Jesus Christ *

John the Evangelist John the Evangelist ( grc-gre, Ἰωάννης, Iōánnēs; Aramaic: ܝܘܚܢܢ; Ge'ez: ዮሐንስ; ar, يوحنا الإنجيلي, la, Ioannes, he, יוחנן cop, ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ or ⲓⲱ̅ⲁ) is the name traditionally given ...

(c. 15 – 100), presumed author of the Fourth Gospel, traditionally identified with

John of Patmos John of Patmos (also called John the Revelator, John the Divine, John the Theologian) is the name traditionally given to the author of the Book of Revelation. The text of Revelation states that John was on Patmos, a Greek island where, accordin ...

, author of the Book of Revelation, traditionally identified with John the Apostle and the Evangelist * John the Wonderworking Unmercenary (d. c. 304), Egyptian or Mesopotamian healer *

John Chrysostom John Chrysostom (; gr, Ἰωάννης ὁ Χρυσόστομος; 14 September 407) was an important Early Church Father who served as archbishop of Constantinople. He is known for his preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of ...

(c. 340 – 407), Antiochene Archbishop of Constantinople *

John Cassian John Cassian, also known as John the Ascetic and John Cassian the Roman ( la, Ioannes Eremita Cassianus, ''Ioannus Cassianus'', or ''Ioannes Massiliensis''; – ), was a Christian monk and theologian celebrated in both the Western and Eastern c ...

(360–435), probably Scythia-Minor priest and abbot *

John and Paul John and Paul (Latin: ''Ioannes, Paulus'') are saints who lived during the fourth century in the Roman Empire. They were martyred at Rome on 26 June. The year of their martyrdom is uncertain according to their ''Acts''; it occurred under Julia ...

(d. 362), Roman martyrs * John of Egypt (d. 394), Egyptian hermit * John the Silent (452–558), Bishop of Taxara *

Pope John I Pope John I ( la, Ioannes I; died 18 May 526) was the bishop of Rome from 13 August 523 to his death. He was a native of Siena (or the "Castello di Serena", near Chiusdino), in Italy. He was sent on a diplomatic mission to Constantinople by the ...

(470–526), Italian pope *

John of Ephesus John of Ephesus (or of Asia) ( Greek: Ίωάννης ό Έφέσιος, c. 507 – c. 588) was a leader of the early Syriac Orthodox Church in the sixth century and one of the earliest and the most important historians to write in Syriac. John of ...

(507–586), Syrian ecclesiastical historian *

John Climacus John Climacus ( grc-gre, Ἰωάννης τῆς Κλίμακος; la, Ioannes Climacus), also known as John of the Ladder, John Scholasticus and John Sinaites, was a 6th–7th-century Christian monk at the monastery on Mount Sinai. He is rev ...

(579–649), Syrian or Byzantine monk and abbot *

John Scholasticus John Scholasticus or Scholastikos (c. 503 – 31 August 577) was the 32nd patriarch of Constantinople from April 12, 565 until his death in 577. He is also regarded as a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Life He was born at Sirimis, in the r ...

(died 577), 32nd Patriarch of Constantinople *

Patriarch John IV of Constantinople John IV (died September 2, 595), also known as John Nesteutes (, Ioannes the Faster), was the 33rd bishop or Patriarch of Constantinople (April 11, 582 – 595). He was the first to assume the title '' Ecumenical Patriarch''. He is regarded as ...

(d. 595), also known as John the Faster, first Ecumenical Patriarch *

John the Merciful John the Merciful ( gr, Ἰωάννης ὁ Ἐλεήμων, Iōannēs ho Eleēmōn), also known as St John the Almsgiver, John the Almoner, John V of Alexandria, John Eleymon, and Johannes Eleemon, was the Chalcedonian Patriarch of Alexandria in ...

(died c. 610), Cyprian Patriarch of Alexandria * John I Agnus (‘the Lamb’, 7th century), 25th bishop of Tongres *

John III of the Sedre John III of the Sedre ( syr, ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܣܕܪ̈ܘܗܝ, ar, يوحنا ابو السدرات) was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 631 until his death in 648. He is commemorated as a saint by the Syriac Ort ...

(died 648), Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch * John of Damascus (676–749), Syrian monk and priest, also known as ''John Damascene'' *

John of Beverley John of Beverley (died 7 May 721) was an English bishop active in the kingdom of Northumbria. He was the bishop of Hexham and then the bishop of York, which was the most important religious designation in the area. He went on to found the town ...

(died 721), Angle bishop * John of Pavia (died 813), Bishop of Pavia *

John of Rila Saint John of Rila, a.k.a. Ivan of Rila ( Bulgarian: Свети преподобни Йоан Рилски Чудотворец, Svеti prеpodobni Yoan Rilski Chudotvorеts; English: Saint (monk) John of Rila the Wondermaker) (876 – c. 946) wa ...

(876–946), Bulgarian priest and hermit *

John Gualbert Giovanni Gualberto (c. 985 – 12 July 1073) was an Italian Roman Catholic abbot and the founder of the Vallumbrosan Order. Born into a noble family, Gualberto was a predictably vain individual who sought pleasure in vanities and romantic intri ...

(died 1073), Founder of the Vallumbrosan Order *

John Theristus John Theristus ( it, Giovanni Theristis; 1049–1129) was an Italian Byzantine monk, called Theristus or “Harvester”. Despite dying almost a century after the Great Schism of 1054, he is notably a saint in both the Catholic and Orthodox Chur ...

(1049–1129), Italian Benedictine monk *

John of Pulsano John of Matera or Mathera, also known as John of Pulsano ( it, San Giovanni da Matera) was a Benedictine monk. Life John was born at Matera to a family of nobles. As a young man he moved to Taranto where he asked for hospitality and work from the ...

(1070–1139), or Giovanni di Matera, Italian abbot *

John of Tufara John of Tufara ( it, Giovanni da Tufara) also known as John the Hermit ( it, Giovanni Eremita; 1084 – 14 November 1170) was an Italian hermit, monastery founder, and saint in the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of his birth town Tufara ...

(1084–1170), Italian monastery founder *

John of the Grating John of the Grating was a Cistercian Bishop of Aleth. John was born in Brittany, in 1098 he joined Clairvaux, where he was professed by St. Bernard. He would go on to found Sainte-Croix de Guingamp and Saint-Jacques de Montfort Abbeys, after ...

(1098–1168), Bishop of Aleth *

John of Matha John of Matha (1160–1213) was a Christian saint of the 12th century and founder of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity, dedicated to ransoming Christians who had been captured by marauders from North Africa (cf. Barbary corsairs). Background Be ...

(1160–1213), French priest; founder of the Trinitarian Order *

John of Meda John of Meda, Ord.Hum., (1100 - 26 September 1159) also known as John of Como, was an Italian monk of the Humiliati Order and abbot at their monasteries at Milan and Como. He has been declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Life He was bo ...

(1100–1159), Italian priest

1300s to present

John Kukuzelis John Koukouzelis ( gr, Ιωάννης Κουκουζέλης, ''Ioannis Koukouzelis''; ) was a Byzantine composer, singer and reformer of Byzantine chant. He was recognized as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church after his death. Among the mos ...

(1280–1360), Byzantine Orthodox Christian composer, singer and reformer *

John of Nepomuk John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) ( cs, Jan Nepomucký; german: Johannes Nepomuk; la, Ioannes Nepomucenus) ( 1345 – 20 March 1393) was the saint of Bohemia (Czech Republic) who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of Wenceslaus ...

(1340–1393), Bohemian vicar general of Jan of Jenštejn *

Giovanni da Capistrano John of Capistrano ('' Italian'': San Giovanni da Capestrano, '' Hungarian'': Kapisztrán János, '' Polish'': Jan Kapistran, '' Croatian'': Ivan Kapistran) (24 June 1386 – 23 October 1456) was a Franciscan friar and Catholic priest from the ...

(1386–1456), Italian friar, summoner of European troops for the 1456 siege of Belgrade *

John Cantius John Cantius ( la, Joannes Cantius; pl, Jan z Kęt or ; 23 June 1390 – 24 December 1473) was a Polish priest, scholastic philosopher, physicist and theologian. Biography John Cantius was born in Kęty, a small town near Oświęcim, Polan ...

(1390–1473), Polish priest and theologian * John of Sahagún (1419–1479), Spanish priest *

John Fisher John Fisher (c. 19 October 1469 – 22 June 1535) was an English Catholic bishop, cardinal, and theologian. Fisher was also an academic and Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. He was canonized by Pope Pius XI. Fisher was executed by o ...

(c. 1460–1535), English cardinal and martyr *

Juan Diego Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, also known as Juan Diego (; 1474–1548), was a Chichimec peasant and Marian visionary. He is said to have been granted apparitions of the Virgin Mary on four occasions in December 1531: three at the hill of Tepeyac a ...

(1474–1548), first Native-American saint *

John Houghton (martyr) John Houghton (c. 1486 – 4 May 1535) was Catholic priest of the Carthusian order and the first martyr to die as a result of the Act of Supremacy by King Henry VIII of England. He was also the first of the Carthusians to die as a martyr. As ...

(1486–1535), English abbot and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) *

John Stone (martyr) John Stone was an English Augustinian friar who was executed, probably in December 1539; he was canonized in 1970 by Pope Paul VI. He was a doctor of theology from Canterbury. Life Nothing is known of Stone's early life, education, or activit ...

(died 1539), English friar and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) * John of God (1495–1550), Portuguese friar; founder of the Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God * John of Ávila (1500–1569), Spanish Jewish converso priest, missionary and mystic * John Payne (martyr) (1532–1582), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) * John de Ribera (1532–1611), or Juan de Ribera, Bishop of Valencia * John Leonardi (1541–1609), Italian priest; founder of the Clerks Regular of the Mother of God of Lucca * John of the Cross (1542–1591), Spanish Jewish converso friar, priest and mystic; joint founder of the Discalced Carmelites * John Boste (1544–1594), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) * John Rigby (martyr) (died 1600), English martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) * John Roberts (martyr) (c. 1570 – 1610/c. 1570 – 1610), Welsh priest, Prior of Saint Gregory'sone of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales * John Sarkander (1576–1620), Polish priest and martyr * John Ogilvie (saint) (1579–1615), Scottish priest and martyr * John Jones (martyr) (died 1598), Welsh priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) * John Macias (1585–1645), Spanish missionary * John Southworth (martyr) (1592–1654), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) * Jean de Brébeuf (1593–1649), French missionary and martyr (one of the North American Martyrs) * John Francis Regis (1597–1640), French priest * Jean de Lalande (died 1646), French missionary and martyr (one of the North American Martyrs) * John Berchmans (1599–1621), Flemish seminarian * John Kemble (martyr) (1599–1679), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) * John Eudes (1601–1680), or Jean Eudes, French priest and founder of the Congregation of Jesus and Mary * John Wall (priest and martyr) (1620–1679), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) * John Plessington (c. 1630–1679), English priest and martyrone of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales * Saint John Lloyd (died 1679), Welsh priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) * John de Britto (1647–1693), Portuguese missionary and martyr * John of Tobolsk (1651–1715), Metropolitan of Tobolsk * Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651–1719), French priest; founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools * John Joseph of the Cross (1654–1739), Ischian friar, priest and Vicar Provincial of the Alcantarine Reform in Italy * John Dat (c. 1765–1798), Vietnamese priest and martyr * Jean Vianney (1786–1859), French priest * John Hoan Trinh Doan (c. 1789/1798–1861), Vietnamese priest and martyr * John Thanh Van Dinh (1796–1840), Vietnamese martyr * John Baptist Y (1800–1839), one of the Korean Martyrs * John Henry Newman (1801–1890), English Oratorian priest, convert from Anglicanism * John Gabriel Perboyre (1802–1840), or Jean-Gabriel Perboyre, French missionary and martyr * John Baptist Con (1805–1840), Vietnamese martyr * John Charles Cornay (1809–1837), or Jean-Charles Cornay, French missionary and martyr * John Neumann (1811–1860), Bohemian missionary, Bishop of Philadelphia, founder of the first American Catholic diocesan school system * John Bosco (1815–1888), Italian priest and educator; founder of the Salesians of Don Bosco and the Salesian Cooperators * John of Kronstadt (1829–1909), Russian archpriest and synod member * John of Shanghai and San Francisco (1896–1966), also known as John the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco * Pope John XXIII (1881–1963), Italian pope from 1958 to 1963 * Pope John Paul II (1920–2005), Polish pope from 1978 to 2005

Places

Antigua and Barbuda

*St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, the capital city of Antigua and Barbuda *Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda, a parish of Antigua and Barbuda on the island of Antigua

Canada

* Saint John (electoral district), Saint John—Rothesay in New Brunswick * Saint John, New Brunswick, a port city on the Bay of Fundy * St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador * Fort St. John, British Columbia * Port of Saint John in the city of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada * Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Moncton * Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland * Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, known as St. John's to early English settlers

United Kingdom

*St John, Cornwall, England *St John, Friern Barnet, an Anglican church in north London *St John the Baptist's Church, Sutterby, Lincolnshire *Church of St John-at-Hackney, London

United States and territories

* St. John, Florida * St. John, Indiana * Saint John, Warrick County, Indiana * St. John, Kansas * Saint John, Kentucky * St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana * Saint John Plantation, Maine * Saint John River (Bay of Fundy), from northern Maine into Canada * St. John, Missouri * St. John, Pulaski County, Missouri * St. John, North Dakota * St. John, Utah, Rush Valley, Utah * Saint John, Austin, Texas, a neighborhood * St. John, Washington * St. John, Wisconsin * Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands, an island in the Caribbean Sea * Saint John, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, a small town on Saint Croix * Saints John, Colorado (note the plural) * St. John Township (disambiguation)

South Africa

* Port St. Johns * St John's College, Johannesburg

Elsewhere

*Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda, a parish of Antigua and Barbuda on the island of Antigua *Saint John Parish, Barbados *Saint John Parish, Dominica *Saint John Parish, Grenada *Saint John, Jersey, a parish of Jersey in the Channel Islands *Saint John, Malacca, original name of the Portuguese Settlement in Malaysia

Other uses

* St. John (clothing), a luxury American fashion brand * St. John (crater), an eroded lunar impact crater on the Moon's far side * St. John (restaurant), Smithfield, London * St. John's College, Oxford, Oxford University * St. John Publications, a defunct American magazine and Golden Age comic book publisher * "St. John", a song by Aerosmith from Permanent Vacation (Aerosmith album), ''Permanent Vacation'' (Aerosmith album), 1987 * St John Ambulance, a foundation established by the Order of St. John * Saint John's Eve * Venerable Order of Saint John, a royal order of chivalry established in 1831 * Saint Jhn, American musician