Saint John or St. John usually refers to John the Baptist, but also, sometimes, to John the Apostle. Saint John or St. John may also refer to:

People

* John the Baptist (0s BC–30s AD), preacher, ascetic, and baptizer of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist (c. 15 – 100), presumed author of the Fourth Gospel, traditionally identified with John the Apostle * John of Patmos, 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 (c. 340 – 407), Antiochene Archbishop of Constantinople * John Cassian (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 Julian ...

(d. 362), Roman martyrs *

John of Egypt Saint John of Egypt, (c.305 - 394), also known as John the Hermit, John the Anchorite, or John of Lycopolis, was one of the hermits of the Nitrian Desert. He began as a carpenter but at the age of twenty-five began to live a life of solitude. Ea ...

(d. 394), Egyptian hermit *

John the Silent Saint John the Silent (c. January 8, 454 – c. 558), also known as St John the Hesychast (Greek: Ἅγιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Ἡσυχαστής), was a Christian saint known for living alone for seventy-six years. He was given the sur ...

(452–558), Bishop of Taxara * Pope John I (470–526), Italian pope * John of Ephesus (507–586), Syrian ecclesiastical historian * John Climacus (579–649), Syrian or Byzantine monk and abbot * John Scholasticus (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 a ...

(d. 595), also known as John the Faster, first Ecumenical Patriarch * John the Merciful (died c. 610), Cyprian Patriarch of Alexandria * John I Agnus (‘the Lamb’, 7th century), 25th bishop of Tongres * John III of the Sedre (died 648), Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch *

John of Damascus John of Damascus ( ar, يوحنا الدمشقي, Yūḥanna ad-Dimashqī; gr, Ἰωάννης ὁ Δαμασκηνός, Ioánnēs ho Damaskēnós, ; la, Ioannes Damascenus) or John Damascene was a Christian monk, priest, hymnographer, and a ...

(676–749), Syrian monk and priest, also known as ''John Damascene'' * John of Beverley (died 721), Angle bishop *

John of Pavia John of Pavia was Bishop of Pavia The Diocese of Pavia ( la, Dioecesis Papiensis) is a see of the Catholic Church in Italy. It has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan only since 1817.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) was ...

(876–946), Bulgarian priest and hermit * John Gualbert (died 1073), Founder of the Vallumbrosan Order * John Theristus (1049–1129), Italian Benedictine monk * John of Pulsano (1070–1139), or Giovanni di Matera, Italian abbot * John of Tufara (1084–1170), Italian monastery founder * John of the Grating (1098–1168), Bishop of Aleth * John of Matha (1160–1213), French priest; founder of the Trinitarian Order * John of Meda (1100–1159), Italian priest

1300s to present

* John Kukuzelis (1280–1360), Byzantine Orthodox Christian composer, singer and reformer * John of Nepomuk (1340–1393), Bohemian vicar general of Jan of Jenštejn * Giovanni da Capistrano (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 John of Sahagún, OESA ( es, Juan de Sahagún), (c. 1430 – 11 June 1479) was a Spanish Augustinian friar and priest. He was a leading preacher of his day, and was known as a peacemaker and reconciler of enemies among the nobles and factions of ...

(1419–1479), Spanish priest * John Fisher (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) (1486–1535), English abbot and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) * John Stone (martyr) (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) John Payne (1532–1582) was an English Catholic priest and martyr, one of the Catholic Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Background John Payne was born at Peterborough in 1532. He was probably a mature man when he went to the English Coll ...

(1532–1582), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) *

John de Ribera Juan de Ribera (Seville, Spain, 20 March 1532 – Valencia, Spain, Valencia, 6 January 1611) was an influential figure in 16th and 17th century Spain. Ribera held appointments as Archbishop and Viceroy of Valencia, Latin Patriarchate of Anti ...

(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 John Boste (c. 1544 – 24 July 1594) is a saint in the Catholic Church, and one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Life John Boste was born in Dufton, Westmorland around 1544, the son of Nicholas Boste, landowner of Dufton and Penri ...

(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) John Jones (c. 1530 - 12 July 1598), also known as John Buckley, John Griffith, Godfrey Maurice (in religion), or Griffith Jones was a Franciscan friar, Roman Catholic priest, and martyr. He was born at Clynnog Fawr, Caernarfonshire (Gwynedd), ...

(died 1598), Welsh priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) *

John Macias John Macías, O.P. (''Spanish'' San Juan Macias ''alt. sp'' Massias) (2 March 1585 Ribera del Fresno, Extremadura, Spain – September 16, 1645, Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru), was a Spanish-born Dominican Friar who evangelized in Peru in 1620. He ...

(1585–1645), Spanish missionary *

John Southworth (martyr) John Southworth (c. 1592, Lancashire, England - 28 June 1654, Tyburn, London) was an English Catholic martyr. He is one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. History John Southworth came from a Lancashire family who lived at Samlesbur ...

(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 Jean-François Régis, commonly known as Saint John Francis Regis and Saint Regis, (31 January 1597 – 31 December 1640), was a French priest of the Society of Jesus, recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church in 1737. A tireless p ...

(1597–1640), French priest * Jean de Lalande (died 1646), French missionary and martyr (one of the North American Martyrs) *

John Berchmans John Berchmans ( nl, Jan Berchmans ; 13 March 1599 – 13 August 1621) was a Jesuit scholastic and is a saint in the Catholic Church. In 1615, the Jesuits opened a college at Mechelen and Berchmans was one of the first to enroll. His spiritual mo ...

(1599–1621), Flemish seminarian *

John Kemble (martyr) John Kemble (c. 1599 – 22 August 1679) was an English Roman Catholic martyr. He was one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Early years and ordination John Kemble was born at Rhydicar Farm, St Weonards, Herefordshire, in 1599, the s ...

(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 John Plessington (c. 1637 – 19 July 1679), also known as John Plesington, William Scarisbrick and William Pleasington, was an English Catholic priest who was executed by the English Crown for violating the ban on the presence of Catholic prie ...

(c. 1630–1679), English priest and martyrone of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales *

Saint John Lloyd Philip Evans and John Lloyd were Welsh Roman Catholic priests. They are among the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Philip Evans Philip Evans was born in Monmouth in 1645, and educated at Jesuit College of St. Omer (in Artois, now in Fra ...

(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 The Vietnamese Martyrs (Vietnamese: ''Các Thánh Tử đạo Việt Nam''; French: ''Martyrs du Viêt Nam''), also known as the Martyrs of Annam, Martyrs of Tonkin and Cochinchina, Martyrs of Indochina, or Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions (Anrê D� ...

(c. 1765–1798), Vietnamese priest and martyr * Jean Vianney (1786–1859), French priest *

John Hoan Trinh Doan The Vietnamese Martyrs (Vietnamese: ''Các Thánh Tử đạo Việt Nam''; French: ''Martyrs du Viêt Nam''), also known as the Martyrs of Annam, Martyrs of Tonkin and Cochinchina, Martyrs of Indochina, or Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions (Anrê D� ...

(c. 1789/1798–1861), Vietnamese priest and martyr *

John Thanh Van Dinh The Vietnamese Martyrs (Vietnamese: ''Các Thánh Tử đạo Việt Nam''; French: ''Martyrs du Viêt Nam''), also known as the Martyrs of Annam, Martyrs of Tonkin and Cochinchina, Martyrs of Indochina, or Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions (Anrê D� ...

(1796–1840), Vietnamese martyr *

John Baptist Y John Baptist Yi Kwang-nyol (c. 1800 – July 20, 1839) was one of the 103 Korean Martyrs. His feast day is July 20, and he is also venerated along with the rest of The Korean martyrs on September 20. John embraced Roman Catholicism with his el ...

(1800–1839), one of the Korean Martyrs * John Henry Newman (1801–1890), English Oratorian priest, convert from Anglicanism *

John Gabriel Perboyre John Gabriel Perboyre, CM (french: Jean-Gabriel Perboyre; 1802–1840) was a French priest of the Congregation of the Mission, who served as a missionary in China, where he suffered martyrdom. He was canonized in 1996 by Pope John Paul II. Life ...

(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 St. John's is the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda, part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. With a population of 22,219, St. John's is the commercial centre of the nation and the chief port of the island of Antigua. Hi ...

, 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 St. John's is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. The city spans and is the easternmost city in North America ...

, the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador *

Fort St. John, British Columbia Fort St. John is a city located in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. The most populous municipality in the Peace River Regional District, the city encompasses a total area of about with 20,155 residents recorded in the 2016 Census. Located ...

* 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 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu () is a city in eastern Montérégie in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec, about southeast of Montreal. It is situated on the west bank of the Richelieu River at the northernmost naviga ...

, Quebec, known as St. John's to early English settlers

United Kingdom

* St John, Cornwall, England *

St John, Friern Barnet St John the Evangelist is an Anglican church on Friern Barnet Road in north London. It is a late example of the Gothic Revival Style by Victorian architect John Loughborough Pearson, begun in 1890-91 and completed after his death by his son Fra ...

, an Anglican church in north London *

St John the Baptist's Church, Sutterby St John the Baptist's Church is a redundant church, redundant Anglican church in the village of Sutterby, Lincolnshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II Listed building#England and W ...

, Lincolnshire * Church of St John-at-Hackney, London

United States and territories

St. John, Florida Gadsden County is a county located in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,826. Its county seat is Quincy. Gadsden County is included in the Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area. Ga ...

St. John, Indiana St. John is a town in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The town of St. John has homes in St. John Township, Hanover Township, and Center Township. St. John was founded in 1837. The population was 14,850 at the 2010 census. In 2009, St. ...

* Saint John, Warrick County, Indiana * St. John, Kansas * Saint John, Kentucky * St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana *

Saint John Plantation, Maine Saint John Plantation is a plantation in Aroostook County, Maine, United States, on the banks of the Saint John River. The population was 263 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the plantation has a total ...

Saint John River (Bay of Fundy) The Saint John River (french: Fleuve Saint-Jean; Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: ''Wolastoq'') is a long river that flows from Northern Maine into Canada, and runs south along the western side of New Brunswick, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean in the ...

, from northern Maine into Canada * St. John, Missouri *

St. John, Pulaski County, Missouri Saint John is an unincorporated community in western Pulaski County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located on Missouri Route 133 Route 133 is a highway in central Missouri. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 63 near Westp ...

St. John, North Dakota St. John or Saint John is a city in Rolette County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 322 at the 2020 census. History St. John was laid out in 1882. The town took its name after a parish in Quebec, the native land of a local mis ...

* St. John, Utah, Rush Valley, Utah *

Saint John, Austin, Texas Saint John (alternately Saint John's) is a neighborhood of Austin, Texas within the 78752 zip code. Geographically, the neighborhood straddles Interstate 35. It is bounded on the west by Middle Fiskville Road and Twincrest, on the south by U.S. Ro ...

, a neighborhood *

St. John, Washington St. John is a town in Whitman County, Washington, United States. The population was 537 at the 2010 census. St. John is the birthplace of the twentieth governor of Washington, Mike Lowry. History St. John was founded and named in the late 188 ...

* St. John, Wisconsin *

Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands Saint John ( da, Sankt Jan) is one of the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea and a constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States. Saint John () is the smallest of the thre ...

, an island in the Caribbean Sea * Saint John, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, a small town on Saint Croix *

Saints John, Colorado Saints John, originally called Coleyville and later Saint John, is a former silver-mining town in Summit County, Colorado. About a mile from the town of Montezuma, Saints John was the site of one of the first silver discoveries in Colorado. A ...

(note the plural) * St. John Township (disambiguation)

South Africa

Port St. Johns Port St. Johns (or Port Saint Johns) is a town of about 6,500 people on the Wild Coast in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated at the mouth of the Umzimvubu River, northeast of East London and east of Mthatha. Port St. Jo ...

* 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 The parishes of Barbados, parish of Saint John (St. John) is a parish of Barbados on the eastern side of the island. It is home to one of its secondary schools, The Lodge School. It is home to the St. John's Parish Church, Barbados, St. John's Par ...

Saint John Parish, Dominica Saint John is one of Dominica's 10 administrative Parishes of Dominica, parishes. It is bordered by Saint Andrew Parish, Dominica, St. Andrew to the east, and Saint Peter Parish, Dominica, St. Peter and the Espagnole River to the south. It has a ...

Saint John Parish, Grenada Saint John is one of the parishes of Grenada. Its capital is Gouyave. Fishing is the main industry. Gouyave is also home to Grenada's biggest nutmeg factory and also the Dougladston Estate, an old spice A spice is a seed, fruit, root, bark, ...

Saint John, Jersey St John (Jèrriais and ) is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey and is around north of St Helier on the north coast of the island. It has a surface area of 8.7 km2. St John's Village is also the name of the main village in the parish. The par ...

, a parish of Jersey in the Channel Islands *

Saint John, Malacca The Portuguese Settlement (Saint John's Village; pt, Aldeia de São João; ms, Kampung St. John, Kampung Portugis) is an area of Ujong Pasir in, Malacca, Malaysia, which serves as a home for the Kristang people. The Kristang people are a Malay ...

, original name of the Portuguese Settlement in Malaysia

Other uses

St. John (clothing) St. John Knits International Inc., commonly referred as St. John, is a luxury American fashion brand that specializes in women's knitwear founded in 1962 by Robert and Marie Gray. The company is best known for its classic wool and rayon yarn kni ...

, a luxury American fashion brand *

St. John (crater) St. John is an eroded lunar impact crater on the Moon's far side. This crater is situated to the northeast of the huge walled plain Mendeleev, and southwest of the crater Kohlschütter. To the east of St. John is the small crater Mills Mills i ...

, an eroded lunar impact crater on the Moon's far side *

St. John (restaurant) St. John is an English restaurant on St John Street in Smithfield, London. It was opened in October 1994 by Trevor Gulliver, Fergus Henderson, and Jon Spiteri on the premises of a former bacon smoke-house. Under Henderson's guidance as hea ...

, Smithfield, London *

St. John's College, Oxford St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. Founded as a men's college in 1555, it has been coeducational since 1979.Communication from Michael Riordan, college archivist Its founder, Sir Thomas White, intended to pro ...

, Oxford University *

St. John Publications St. John Publications was an American publisher of magazines and comic books. During the 1947-1958 existence of its comic-book division, St. John established several industry firsts. Founded by Archer St. John, the firm was located in Manhattan a ...

, a defunct American magazine and Golden Age comic book publisher * "St. John", a song by Aerosmith from ''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