- Joined
- Dec 19, 2022
St. John's Bridge, Portland OR
Some quickie info on Saint John. Some interesting, others ironic:
Some quickie info on Saint John. Some interesting, others ironic:
- one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus
- AKA the Beloved Disciple
- believed to be the longest living apostle and the only one not to die a martyr's death
- St. John sat next to Jesus at the Last Supper
- John was the only one of the Twelve Apostles who did not forsake the Savior in the hour of His Passion. He stood faithfully at the cross when the Savior made him the guardian of His Mother
- he was plunged into boiling oil in Rome and suffered no injuries
- author of the Gospel of John and four other books in the New Testament - the three Epistles of John and the Book of Revelation
- called the Apostle of Charity
- died in Ephesus after AD 98, where a stately church was erected over his tomb. It was afterwards converted into a Mohammedan mosque
- St. John is the patron saint of love, loyalty, friendships, and authors. He is often depicted in art as the author of the Gospel with an eagle, symbolizing "the height he rose to in his gospel."