John the Baptist, St
- John the Baptist, St, Jewish preacher and prophet, a contemporary of Jesus. In c. 27 AD he preached and baptized on the banks of the River Jordan. Among those whom he baptized was Christ. He was beheaded by Herod Antipas after denouncing the latter's marriage to Herodias, the wife of Herod's brother Philip (Matt. 14:1-12). Feast day, 24 June.施洗者圣约翰（犹太传教士, 先知, 与耶稣同时代人, 约公元27年, 他在约旦河河岸传教施洗, 受洗者中就包括耶稣, 因为他谴责希律·安提帕与希律哥哥菲利普的妻子希罗底的结合［马太福音14:1-12］, 而被希律斩首; 纪念日为6月24日）。