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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 and fictional characters
Ordered chronologically.
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 (died 362), Roman martyrs
John of Egypt (died 394), Egyptian hermit
John the Silent (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 (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 (676–749), Syrian monk and priest, also known as John Damascene
John of Beverley (died 721), Angle bishop
John of Pavia (died 813), Bishop of Pavia
John of Rila (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
John Kukuzelis (1280–1360), Byzantine Orthodox Christian composer, singer and reformer
John of Nepomuk (1340–1393), Bohemian vicar general of Jan of Jenštejn
John of Capistrano (1386–1456), Italian friar, summoner of European troops for the 1456 siege of Belgrade
John Cantius (1390–1473), Polish priest and theologian
John of Sahagún (1419–1479), Spanish priest
John Fisher (c. 1460–1535), English cardinal and martyr
Juan Diego (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) (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), 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
St John (name) , a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname
United States and territories
Saints John, Colorado , also known as Saint John, a former mining town
St. John, Florida
St. John, Indiana
Saint John, Warrick County, Indiana
St. John, Kansas
Saint John, Kentucky
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
St. John Township (disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term