Saint John
Saint John or St. John usually refers to John the Apostle of the Bible.
Saint John may also refer to:
People
- John the Evangelist (born 1st-century), speculated 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 Evangelist
- John the Baptist, preacher, ascetic (c. 5 BC–c. 30 AD), and reported baptizer of Jesus Christ
- John the Wonderworking Unmercenary (d. ca. 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 (d.362), Roman martyrs
- John of Egypt (d. 394), Egyptian hermit
- John the Silent (452-558), Bishop of Taxara
- Pope John I (died 526), Italian pope
- John of Ephesus (507-586), Syrian ecclesiatical historian
- John Climacus (525–606), 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 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 (985-1073), 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 the Grating (1098-1168), Bishop of Aleth
- John of Matha (1160–1213), French priest; founder of the Trinitarian Order
- John of Meda (died 1159), Italian priest
- John Kukuzelis (1280-1360), Bulgarian 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 (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) (c. 1480–1535), English abbot and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
- John de Ribera (1532-1611), or Juan de Ribera, Bishop of Valencia
- John Stone (martyr) (died 1539/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 Avila (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 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 (c. 1540–1594), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
- John Rigby (martyr) (c. 1570–1600), English martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
- John Roberts (martyr) (c. 1570–1610/c. 1570–1610), Welsh priest, Prior of St. Gregory's (one 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) (16th-century–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
- John Kemble (martyr) (1599–1679), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
- John Berchmans (1599-1621) Flemish seminarian
- John Eudes (1601-1680), or Jean Eudes, French priest an founder of the Congregation of Jesus and Mary
- Jean de Lalande (1615-1646), French missionary and martyr (one of the North American Martyrs)
- John Wall (priest) (1620–1679), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
- John Plessington (c. 1630–1679), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
- John de Brito (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
- Saint John Lloyd (died 1679), Welsh priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
- John Dat (ca. 1765–1798), Vietnamese priest and martyr
- Jean Vianney (1786–1859), French priest
- John Hoan Trinh Doan (ca. 1789/1798–1861), Vietnamese priest and martyr
- John Thanh Van Dinh (1796–1840), Vietnamese martyr
- 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 Baptist Y (1800–1839), one of the Korean Martyrs
- John Bosco (1815–1888), Italian priest and educator; founder of the Salesians of Don Bosco and the Salesian Cooperators
- John of Kronstadt (1829–1908), Russian archpriest and synod member
- John of Shanghai and San Francisco (1898-1966), also known as John the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco
With "St. John" as a surname
Places
Canada
United Kingdom
United States
- St. John, Indiana
- St. John, Kansas
- St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana
- Saint John Plantation, Maine
- St. John, Missouri
- St. John, North Dakota
- Saint John, Austin, Texas, a neighborhood of Austin, Texas within the 78752 zip code
- St. John, Texas
- St. John, Washington
- St. John, Wisconsin
- St. John, Utah, one of the original settlements comprising Rush Valley, Utah
- Saint John River (Bay of Fundy), in Maine and New Brunswick (Canada)
- Saint John Rock, a summit of Savage Mountain, Maryland
- Basilica of Saint John the Evangelist, Connecticut
- Saints John, Colorado (note the plural)
Outlying areas
Elsewhere
- Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda, a parish of Antigua and Barbuda on the island of Antigua
- Saint John Parish, Barbados
- Saint John Parish, Dominica, one of Dominica's 10 administrative parishes
- Saint John Parish, Grenada, one of the parishes of Grenada
- Saint John, Jersey, one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands
- Saint John, Malacca, original name of Portuguese Settlement, Malacca, Malaysia
- San Ġwann, Malta (also known as Saint John)
Other uses
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- St. John Ambulance, a number of affiliated organisations teaching and practicing medical first aid and providing ambulance services - each national group under the charge of a Priory or National Council of the Order
See also
Variations of Saint John