John The Baptist
Date Submitted: 08/14/2004 09:14:57
Category: / Society & Culture / Religion
Length: 3 pages (708 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Religion
Length: 3 pages (708 words)
John The Baptist
By John the Griffin
The story of John the Baptist begins with his father Zachary, a priest of the Temple in Jerusalem. He was in the church praying when Gabriel, an angel appeared to him. The angel said to him, “Do not be frightened Zechariah; your prayers have been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will have a son who you shall name John. You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice …
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…this but he promised. John was beheaded, put on a platter, and given to the girl, who later gave the head to her mother.
His feast day is June 24th and the feast for his beheading is August 29th.
Bibliography
The New American Bible
John the Baptist by David Padfield
Who’s Who in the Bible by The Readers Digest Association Inc.
St. John the Baptist by Catholic Online
John the Baptist by Catholic Encyclopedia
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