Saint John

Not to be confused with Saint John's.

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Saint John or St. John usually refers to John the Apostle of the Bible.

Saint John may also refer to:

People

St John (name), a given name and a family name (including a list of persons with the name)
John the Evangelist (born 1st century), presumed author of the Fourth Gospel, traditionally identified with John the Apostle
John of Patmos, author of the Book of Revelation, traditionally identified with John the Apostle and Evangelist
John the Baptist, preacher, ascetic (c. 5 BC – c. 30 AD), and reported baptizer of Jesus Christ
John the Wonderworking Unmercenary (d. c. 304), Egyptian or Mesopotamian healer
John Chrysostom (c. 340 – 407), Antiochene Archbishop of Constantinople
John Cassian (360 – 435), probably Scythia-Minor priest and abbot
John and Paul (d. 362), Roman martyrs
John of Egypt (d. 394), Egyptian hermit
John the Silent (452-558), Bishop of Taxara
Pope John I (died 526), Italian pope
John of Ephesus (507-586), Syrian ecclesiastical historian
John Climacus (525–606), Syrian or Byzantine monk and abbot
John Scholasticus (died 577), 32nd Patriarch of Constantinople
Patriarch John IV of Constantinople (d. 595), also known as John the Faster, first Ecumenical Patriarch
John the Merciful (died c. 610), Cyprian Patriarch of Alexandria
John of Damascus (676–749), Syrian monk and priest, also known as John Damascene
John of Beverley (died 721), Angle bishop
John of Pavia (died 813), Bishop of Pavia
John of Rila (876–946), Bulgarian priest and hermit
John Gualbert (985-1073), Founder of the Vallumbrosan Order
John Theristus (1049-1129), Italian benedictine monk
John of Pulsano (1070-1139), or Giovanni di Matera, Italian abbot
John of the Grating (1098-1168), Bishop of Aleth
John of Matha (1160–1213), French priest; founder of the Trinitarian Order
John of Meda (died 1159), Italian priest
John Kukuzelis (1280-1360), Bulgarian composer, singer and reformer
John of Nepomuk (1340–1393), Bohemian vicar general of Jan of Jenštejn
Giovanni da Capistrano (1386–1456), Italian friar; summoner of European troops for the 1456 siege of Belgrade
John Cantius (1390-1473), Polish priest and theologian
John of Sahagún (1419-1479) Spanish priest
John Fisher (c. 1460 – 1535), English cardinal and martyr
Juan Diego (1474-1548), first Native-American saint
John Houghton (martyr) (c. 1480 – 1535), English abbot and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
John de Ribera (1532-1611), or Juan de Ribera, Bishop of Valencia
John Stone (martyr) (died 1539 / died 1539), English friar and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
John of God (1495–1550), Portuguese friar; founder of the Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God
John of Avila (1500–1569), Spanish Jewish converso priest, missionary and mystic
John Payne (martyr) (1532–1582), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
John Leonardi (1541–1609), Italian priest; founder of the Clerks Regular of the Mother of God of Lucca
John of the Cross (1542–1591), Spanish Jewish converso friar, priest and mystic; joint founder of the Discalced Carmelites
John Boste (c. 1540 – 1594), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
John Rigby (martyr) (c. 1570 – 1600), English martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
John Roberts (martyr) (c. 1570 – 1610 / c. 1570 – 1610), Welsh priest, Prior of Saint Gregory's (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
John Sarkander (1576–1620), Polish priest and martyr
John Ogilvie (saint) (1579–1615), Scottish priest and martyr
John Jones (martyr) (16th century – 1598), Welsh priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
John Macias (1585-1645), Spanish missionary
John Southworth (martyr) (1592–1654), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
Jean de Brébeuf (1593–1649), French missionary and martyr (one of the North American Martyrs)
John Francis Regis (1597-1640), French priest
John Kemble (martyr) (1599–1679), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
John Berchmans (1599-1621) Flemish seminarian
John Eudes (1601-1680), or Jean Eudes, French priest and founder of the Congregation of Jesus and Mary
Jean de Lalande (1615-1646), French missionary and martyr (one of the North American Martyrs)
John Wall (priest and martyr) (1620–1679), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
John Plessington (c. 1630 – 1679), English priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
John de Brito (1647-1693), Portuguese missionary and martyr
John of Tobolsk (1651-1715), Metropolitan of Tobolsk
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651–1719), French priest; founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
John Joseph of the Cross (1654–1739), Ischian friar, priest and Vicar Provincial of the Alcantarine Reform in Italy
Saint John Lloyd (died 1679), Welsh priest and martyr (one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)
John Dat (c. 1765 – 1798), Vietnamese priest and martyr
Jean Vianney (1786–1859), French priest
John Hoan Trinh Doan (c. 1789 / 1798 – 1861), Vietnamese priest and martyr
John Thanh Van Dinh (1796–1840), Vietnamese martyr
John Gabriel Perboyre (1802-1840), or Jean-Gabriel Perboyre, French missionary and martyr
John Baptist Con (1805–1840), Vietnamese martyr
John Charles Cornay (1809-1837), or Jean-Charles Cornay, French missionary and martyr
John Neumann (1811–1860), Bohemian missionary, Bishop of Philadelphia, founder of the first American Catholic diocesan school system
John Baptist Y (1800–1839), one of the Korean Martyrs
John Bosco (1815–1888), Italian priest and educator; founder of the Salesians of Don Bosco and the Salesian Cooperators
John of Kronstadt (1829–1908), Russian archpriest and synod member
John of Shanghai and San Francisco (1898-1966), also known as John the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco
Pope John XXIII (1881-1963), Italian pope from 1958 to 1963

Places

Antigua and Barbuda

St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, the capital city of Antigua and Barbuda
Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda, a parish of Antigua and Barbuda on the island of Antigua

Canada

Saint John, New Brunswick
- Saint John (electoral district), federal electoral district in New Brunswick
- Saint John River (Bay of Fundy), in New Brunswick and Maine, United States
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Moncton
- Port of Saint John
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador
Fort St. John, British Columbia
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, known as St. John's to early English settlers

United Kingdom

St John, Cornwall, England
St John, Friern Barnet, an Anglican church in north London
St John the Baptist's Church, Sutterby, Lincolnshire
Church of St John-at-Hackney, London

United States and territories

St. John, Indiana
Saint John, Warrick County, Indiana
St. John, Kansas
Saint John Plantation, Maine
St. John, Missouri
St. John, North Dakota
Saint John, Austin, Texas, a neighborhood
St. John, Texas
St. John, Washington
St. John, Wisconsin
St. John, Utah, one of the original settlements comprising Rush Valley, Utah
Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands, an island in the Caribbean Sea
Saint John, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, a small town on Saint Croix
St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana
Saint John River (Bay of Fundy), in Maine and New Brunswick (Canada)
Basilica of Saint John the Evangelist, Connecticut
Saints John, Colorado, note the plural

Elsewhere

Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda, a parish of Antigua and Barbuda on the island of Antigua
Saint John Parish, Barbados
Saint John Parish, Dominica
Saint John Parish, Grenada
Saint John, Jersey, a parish of Jersey in the Channel Islands
Saint John, Malacca, original name of Portuguese Settlement in Malaysia

Other uses

St. John (clothing), a luxury American fashion brand
St. John (crater), an eroded lunar impact crater on the Moon's far side
St. John (restaurant), Smithfield, London
St. John Ambulance, an ambulance foundation founded by the Order of St. John
St. John Publications, a defunct American magazine and Golden Age comic book publisher
Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John's – Basseterre, a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean
Venerable Order of Saint John, a royal order of chivalry established in 1831
"St. John", a song by Aerosmith from Permanent Vacation