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São João Batista (other)
São João Batista or São João Baptista (Portuguese for Saint John the Baptist) may refer to the following places: In Brazil *São João Batista, Maranhão *São João Batista, Santa Catarina *São João Batista do Glória, Minas Gerais In Cape Verde *São João Baptista (Ribeira Grande de Santiago), a parish on the island of Santiago *São João Baptista (Boa Vista), a parish on the island of Boa Vista *São João Baptista (Santo Antão), a parish on the island of Santo Antão *São João Baptista (Brava), a parish on the island of Brava *São João Baptista (Santo Antão), a parish on the island of Santo Antão In Benin *Ouidah, a city that includes Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá, a tiny Portuguese enclave occupied by Benin in 1961. In Portugal *São João Baptista (Beja), a former parish in the municipality of Beja *Santiago Maior - São João Baptista (Beja), a parish in the municipality of Beja, Portugal, Beja since 2013 *São João Baptista (Campo Maior), a pari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint John The Baptist
John the Baptist ( – ) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist Christianity, Christian traditions, and as the prophet Yahya ibn Zakariya in Islam. He is sometimes referred to as John the Baptiser. John is mentioned by the History of the Jews in the Roman Empire, Roman Jewish historian Josephus, and he is revered as a major religious figure in Christianity, Islam, the Baháʼí Faith, the Druze faith, and Mandaeism; in the last of these he is considered to be the final and most vital prophet. He is considered to be a prophet of God in Abrahamic religions, God by all of the aforementioned faiths, and is honoured as a saint in many Christian denominations. According to the New Testament, John anticipated a messianic figure greater than himself; in the Gospels, he is portrayed as the precursor or forerunn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
