Saint John

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Saint John commonly refers to two (perhaps three) founding Saints of Christian religious doctrine:

John the Baptist, also known as John of Jerusalem, who baptised Jesus at the start of Jesus' ministry.
John the Apostle, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, who is traditionally (but controversially) identified with the Evangelist, below (see Authorship of the Johannine works).
* John the Evangelist, to whom the Gospel of John is attributed, often along with 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, and Revelation. Another name given to the author of the Book of Revelation is John of Patmos.

Saint John or St. John may also refer to the following people, places, institutions or organizations:

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Saint John Chrysostom (347-407), Archbishop of Constantinople
Saint John Cassian (c. 360-433)
Saint John I, Pope John I (523-526)
Saint John of Ephesus (c. 505 - c. 585)
Saint John Climacus (c. 579-649), also known as John of the Ladder, John Scholasticus and John Sinaites
Saint John of Damascus (c. 676-749), revered Father of the Church
Saint John of Beverley (d. 721) in Beverley, England.
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. 1340-1396), Bohemian priest
Saint John of Capistrano (1386-1456), also known as Giovanni da Capistrano
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 of the Cross (1542-1591), Spanish mystic
Saint John Sarkander (1576-1620), Moravian priest
Saint John Baptist de la Salle (1651-1719), the patron saint of teachers (also known by his French name, Jean-Baptiste de la Salle)
Saint John Neumann (1811-1860), Bishop of Philadelphia
Saint John Bosco (1815-1888), also known as Giovanni Melchior Bosco

Oliver St. John (c. 1598-1673), English statesman and judge
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678–1751), English statesman and philosopher
John St. John (1833-1916), U.S. politician
Ian St. John, former footballer and now pundit
Austin St John, American actor
Bridget St. John, British singer
Kate St. John, British musician and composer
Spencer St. John, British Consul in Brunei (19th century)
Thomas St. John, U.S. Orthopaedic Surgeon

Places

Saint John's Island, Singapore
Svatý Jan pod Skalou (Saint John Under the Rock), a village in central Bohemia, Czech Republic
Svatý Jan nad Malší (Saint John Above Malše), a village in south Bohemia, Czech Republic