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3 unusual facts about Beheading of St. John the Baptist


Beheaded

Beheading of St. John the Baptist, is a holy day observed by various Christian churches which follow liturgical traditions

Charles Sprague Pearce

Among his best known paintings are The Decapitation of St John the Baptist (1881), in the Art Institute of Chicago; Prayer (1884), The Return of the Flock, and Meditation.

Doddington, Kent

Of particular note is Doddington Church with the unusual dedication of "The (decollation) Beheading of St. John the Baptist".


Basilica of St. John the Baptist

The St. John's Basilica-Cathedral was contemporary with and part of the great boom in church construction which surrounded the era of Daniel O'Connell and Catholic emancipation in Ireland and Newfoundland.

Feckenham

The Anglican church of St. John the Baptist was built in the mid 13th century and a has a peal of eight bells; the Roman Catholic church is dedicated to St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More.

Forked cross

The crucifixes in St. Simon and St' Jude's in Thorr (Bergheim county), St. John's in Lage/Rieste (Lower Saxony), the cross in St. Peter's Church, Merzig and the crucifix in the Roman Catholic parish church of St. John the Baptist in Kendenich (Hürth) also belong to this group.

Hermits of St. John the Baptist

The Congregation of the Hermits of St. John the Baptist of France or Baptistines was a Roman Catholic religious order dedicated to Saint John the Baptist.

Louisiana Highway 3127

Louisiana Highway 3127 (LA 3127) is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Ascension, St. James, St. John the Baptist, and St. Charles Parishes.

Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist

Realising that such a situation could not continue, he went to Tolleshunt Knights, near Maldon, Essex, England to inspect a property; in the spring of 1959, the new Community of St John the Baptist was formed at the same property, under Metropolitan Anthony's omophorion.

It is located in Tolleshunt Knights, near Maldon, Essex, in England, and is the oldest Orthodox religious community in the UK.

Robert de Cliderhou

In 1331 he assigned to the monks of Cockersand Abbey his manor of Bayley, where he had built a chapel dedicated to St. John the Baptist.


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