Every year on July 7, the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates the Nativity of John the Baptist. Natalia Zinovich, a cultural expert, spoke about the history of the church holiday and the traditions ...

The nativity of Saint John the Baptist is a significant feast celebrated by Catholics who mark the day with water-based events to commemorate the prophet’s role in baptizing Jesus Christ with water in ...

St. John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, is one of only three people in history — after Jesus and Mary — whose birthday is celebrated in the Church’s liturgy. In fact, the Nativity of ...

On June 24 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Nativity of Agios Ioannis the Baptist and Forerunner. Six months before his appearance in Nazareth to the All-holy Virgin Mary, the great Gabriel, ...

John the Baptist spent his adult life preparing the way for Jesus, and proclaiming that “the Kingdom of Heaven is close at hand.”. He was born to Zachary and Elizabeth, an elderly married ...

Furthermore, Saint John the Baptist is one of the few saints who have two feast days. Each year the Church celebrates both his birth on 24th June and his martyrdom on August 29th. Piero di Cosimo's ...

Reverend Robert Pish, assigned as parochial administrator of the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Savage. This is a transfer from his current assignment as parochial vicar of the Church of Saint ...

June 24th is the solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. Here are five quotes to help you get to know the man of whom Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has ...

The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (Forerunner) on Tuesday 14 January. The elderly couple Zechariah and Elizabeth welcomed with great joy the birth of ...

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Mary Our Queen Church hosted a parish festival for the Nativity of St. John the Baptist on June 24, complete with fireworks and a dunking booth.