St. John the Apostle, the son of Zebedee and Salome, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. function cgibin_redirect(){ 1 Matthew 10:1-4, Mark 3:14-19, Luke 6:13-16, Acts 1:1. var randlink=new Array() He was there in the courtyard of the High Priest during the interrogations of his Teacher and he resolutely followed after him on the way to Golgotha, grieving with all his heart. Federal Tax Identification Number: 81-0596847. ( Log Out / 

He and Saint Jude are said to have preached in Egypt and Persia and to have suffered martrydom for the faith in Mesopotamia. if ((hr ==1) || (hr ==2) || (hr ==3) || (hr ==4) || (hr ==5) || (hr ==6) || (hr ==7) || (hr ==8) || (hr ==9) || (hr ==10) || (hr ==11) || (hr ==12) || (hr ==13) || (hr==14) || (hr==15) || (hr==16) || (hr==17) || (hr==18) || (hr==19) || (hr==20) || (hr==21) || (hr==22) || (hr==23) || (hr==0)) St. John the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. On the island of Patmos, his preaching and miracles attracted to him all the inhabitants of the island, and he enlightened them with the light of the Gospel. As St John prayed the earth quaked and thunder rumbled. Leaving behind their father, both brothers followed the Lord. Learning of this, other disciples of St John came to the place of his burial. After this, they sent the Apostle John off to imprisonment to the island of Patmos, where he spent many years.

Your gift is tax-deductible as allowed by law. document.write("Site Map") bweight[0]=1 He called for all Christians to love the Lord and one another, and by this to fulfill the commands of Christ. A number of Christian saints are traditionally represented by a symbol or iconic motif associated with their life, termed an attribute or emblem, in order to identify them. He preached in Ethiopia, where he died a martyr's death. The first Gospel was written by him. Above notice MUST stay entact for use This page of the manuscript represents saint John the Evangelist as a lion surrounded by a rectangular border filled with interlace of green, yellow, and red. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account.

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St. John the Apostle, the son of Zebedee and Salome, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. //-

Symbol: saw, usual symbol for Saint Simon, since, according to legend, he was martyred by being sawed into pieces. } His preaching took him to Phrygia, where he suffered martyrdom.

} They took the Apostle John for trial at Rome. Christianity has used symbolism from its very beginnings. stepbystep+=bweight[ct] function cgibin_redirect(){ Because of the increase in Christianity in Ireland  the amount of Christian art, particularly art work like the Book of Durrow and Saint John,  increased.

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After the Dormition of the Mother of God the Apostle John went to Ephesus and other cities of Asia Minor to preach the Gospel, taking with him his own disciple Prochorus. The Book of Durrow is an Illuminated Transcript that was originally from either Ireland or Northumbria in England. His preaching was accompanied by such numerous and great miracles, that the number of believers increased with each day.