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Also consult Saint John's. Saint John or St. John may refer to:

People

Saints

Scriptural saints

  • John the Baptist, who baptised Jesus at the start of Jesus' ministry
  • John the Apostle, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus
  • John the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of John; in some traditions, including Roman Catholicism, the same person as John the Apostle
  • John of Patmos, author of the Book of Revelation, and considered by some to be the same as the two mentioned above

Later, ecclesiastical saints

(in chronological order)
  • Saint John (d. 303), martyred with Cyrus (see Cyrus and John)
  • Saint John (d. 366), a priest martyred with Abda and Abdjesus
  • Saint John of Egypt (d. 394), hermit
  • Saint John Chrysostom (347-407), Archbishop of Constantinople
  • Saint John Cassian (c. 360-433)
  • Pope John I (523-526)
  • Saint John Climacus (c. 579-649), also known as John of the Ladder, John Scholasticus and John Sinaites
  • Saint John the Merciful (d. c. 620), also known as John the Almoner, John the Almsgiver, John V of Alexandria, and Johannes Eleemon
  • Saint John of Ephesus (c. 505 - c. 585)
  • Saint John of Damascus (c. 676-749)
  • Saint John of Beverley (d. 721)
  • Saint John of Rila (876 - c. 946), also known as Ivan Rilski, Bulgarian hermit
  • Saint John of Matha (1169-1218), French founder of the Trinitarian Order
  • Saint John of Nepomuk (c. 1340-1393), Bohemian priest
  • Giovanni da Capistrano (1386-1456)
  • Saint John Fisher (1469-1535), Bishop of Rochester, professor at Cambridge
  • Saint John of God (1495-1550)
  • Saint John of Avila (1500-1569)
  • Saint John Leonardi (1541-1609)
  • Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591), Spanish mystic
  • Saint John Sarkander (1576-1620), Moravian priest
  • Saint John Ogilvie (1579-1615), Scottish Catholic martyr
  • Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle (1651-1719), the patron saint of teachers
  • Saint John Joseph of the Cross (1654-1739), Italian Franciscan
  • Saint John Neumann (1811-1860), Bishop of Philadelphia
  • Saint John Bosco, born Giovanni Melchior Bosco (1815-1888)
  • John Baptist Con, John Charles Cornay, John Dat, John Hoan Trinh Doan, John Louis Bonnard, and John Thanh Van Dinh of the Vietnamese Martyrs (16th-19th century)
  • John (era unknown), one of the Ethiopian saints Abraham, Ethnus, Acrates, James, and John
  • John of Sammanud (era unknown), martyred with James of Manug
  • John of Kiev, the name used to refer to an infant of Kiev and an adult monk, both saints - see Abraham and Onesimus of Kiev

    In other languages

  • Sant Joan (Catalan)
  • Saint-Jean (French)
  • Sankt Johann (German)
  • Agios Ioannis (Greek)
  • San Giovanni (Italian)
  • São João (Portuguese)
  • San Juan (Spanish)

    With 'St. John' as a surname

    St John can be pronounced /sɪndʒɪn/, particularly if it's the first part of a hyphenated family name or a given name. Use of the full stop separator is uncommon in some countries, especially Australia.
  • Andrew St. John, American actor
  • Austin St. John, American actor
  • Bridget St John, British singer
  • Earl St. John, American-born producer
  • Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678–1751), English statesman and philosopher
  • Ian St. John, former footballer and now pundit
  • Jill St. John, American film and television actress
  • John St. John (1833-1916), U.S. politician
  • Kate St John, British musician and composer
  • Lara St. John, Canadian violinist
  • Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley, British politician
  • Oliver St John (c. 1598-1673), English statesman and judge
  • Pamela St. John, American composer
  • Powell St. John, American singer and songwriter
  • Shaye Saint John, American performance artist
  • Spenser St. John, British Consul in Brunei (19th century)

    Places

    Canada

  • Saint John, New Brunswick
  • Fort St. John, British Columbia
  • St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

    United Kingdom

  • St John, Cornwall, a village near Millbrook, Cornwall, England
  • St John, Hackney, England
  • St. John, Powys, Wales
  • Saint John, Jersey, a parish on Jersey

    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, U.S. Virgin Islands
  • St. John, Washington
  • Saint John River, Maine and New Brunswick (Canada)

    Other uses

  • Knights of St. John
  • St. John Ambulance
  • Venerable Order of Saint John
  • York St John University
  • St John (restaurant), Smithfield, London
  • St. John (store), an upscale, luxury American fashion brand
  • St. John Catholic School, Toronto
  • Patricia St. John, british writerFurther Information

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