St. John the Evangelist's Day

December 27John the Evangelist, also called St. John the Divine, was thought to be not only the youngest of the Apostles but the longest-lived, dying peacefully of natural causes at an advanced age. Although he escaped actual martyrdom, St. John endured considerable persecution and suffering for his beliefs. He is said to have drunk poison to prove his faith (so he is the patron saint of protection against poison), been cast into a cauldron of boiling oil, and at one point banished to the lonely Greek island of Patmos, where he worked among the criminals in the mines. He remained healthy, vigorous, and miraculously unharmed throughout these trials and returned to Ephesus where it is believed he wrote the Gospel according to John. He is also believed to be the author of the New Testament Book of Revelation, though many scholars disagree.
See also St. Stephen's Day
SOURCES:
AmerBkDays-2000, p. 858
BkDays-1864, vol. II, p. 771
DaysCustFaith-1957, p. 323
EncyChristmas-2003, p. 665
FolkWrldHol-1999, p. 770
OxYear-1999, p. 535

单词	st. john the evangelist's day
释义	St. John the Evangelist's Day St. John the Evangelist's Day December 27John the Evangelist, also called St. John the Divine, was thought to be not only the youngest of the Apostles but the longest-lived, dying peacefully of natural causes at an advanced age. Although he escaped actual martyrdom, St. John endured considerable persecution and suffering for his beliefs. He is said to have drunk poison to prove his faith (so he is the patron saint of protection against poison), been cast into a cauldron of boiling oil, and at one point banished to the lonely Greek island of Patmos, where he worked among the criminals in the mines. He remained healthy, vigorous, and miraculously unharmed throughout these trials and returned to Ephesus where it is believed he wrote the Gospel according to John. He is also believed to be the author of the New Testament Book of Revelation, though many scholars disagree. See also St. Stephen's Day SOURCES: AmerBkDays-2000, p. 858 BkDays-1864, vol. II, p. 771 DaysCustFaith-1957, p. 323 EncyChristmas-2003, p. 665 FolkWrldHol-1999, p. 770 OxYear-1999, p. 535
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