Category:Saint John

Saint John or St. John may refer to:

People [edit]

Saints [edit]

Scriptural saints [edit]

Saint John the Apostle, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus
Saint John the Baptist, preacher, ascetic and baptizer of Jesus Christ
Saint John the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of John; in some traditions, including Roman Catholicism, the same person as John the Apostle
Saint John of Patmos, author of the Book of Revelation, and considered by some to be the same person as John the Apostle

Later, ecclesiastical saints [edit]

(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)
Saint John of Kronstadt (1829-1908)

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 Samanoud (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

With 'St. John' as a surname [edit]

St. John can be pronounced /sɪndʒɪn/, particularly if it is 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
Charles Edward St. John, (1857–1935), American astronomer
Daniel B. St. John, 19th century U.S. Representative from New York
Earl St. John, American-born producer
Edward St John (1916-94), Australian politician
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678–1751), English statesman and philosopher
Ian St. John, former footballer and now pundit
James Augustus St. John, (1795-1875), author and traveller
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
Mia St. John, American boxer.
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 songwriterù
Scott St. John, violinist.
Shaye Saint John, American performance artist
Spenser St. John, British Consul in Brunei (19th century)