Category:Saint John

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Saint John or St. John may refer to:

Contents 1 People 1.1 Saints 1.1.1 Scriptural saints 1.1.2 Later, ecclesiastical saints 1.2 With 'St. John' as a surname 2 Places 2.1 Canada 2.2 Jersey 2.3 United Kingdom 2.4 United States 2.5 Czech Republic 3 Other uses

[edit] People

[edit] Saints

[edit] Scriptural saints

• 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

[edit] 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)
• 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

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

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)

[edit] Places

[edit] Canada

• Saint John, New Brunswick
  • Saint John (electoral district), federal electoral district in New Brunswick
  • Saint John River (New Brunswick), in New Brunswick and Maine (United States)
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick
• Fort St. John, British Columbia
• St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
• Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec also known as St. John in English

[edit] Jersey

• Saint John, a parish in Jersey

[edit] United Kingdom

• St John, Cornwall, England, a village near Millbrook
• St John, Hackney (parish), England
• St. John, Powys, Wales

[edit] United States

• Bayou St. John, Lousiana
• 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 (New Brunswick), Maine and New Brunswick (Canada)

[edit] Czech Republic

See category Category:Svatý Jan

[edit] Other uses

• Knights of St. John
• St John Ambulance
• St. John Publications, a defunct American magazine and comics publisher.
• Venerable Order of Saint John
• York St John University
• St John (restaurant), Smithfield, London
• St. John (clothing), an upscale, luxury American fashion brand
• St. John Catholic School, Toronto
• Patricia St. John, British writer
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John's - Basseterre