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John the Evangelist, Saint
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Apostle, brother to Saint James the Greater, son of Zebedee and Salome; died c101He engaged in fishing with his father and brother. A disciple of Saint John the Baptist, when he was called by Christ he became His "beloved disciple." He alone of the Apostles remained faithful to the Master during His Passion. To him Christ entrusted the care of the Blessed Virgin. After Christ's Ascension and the Descent of the Holy Ghost, John, with Peter, was prominent in organizing the Church. He later went from Jerusalem to Asia Minor, where he supervised the establishment and government of churches. Exiled to Patmos, he wrote the Apocalypse or Revelation there; after his return to Ephesus he wrote his Gospel and Epistles. He lived to an advanced age, and is believed by some to be immortal, this belief being founded on the passage in Scripture (John 21), "So I will have him to remain till I come, what is it to thee?" Patron of Asia Minor. Emblems: eagle, chalice, kettle, armor. Feast, Roman Calendar, December 27,; before the Latin Gate, May 6,.
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Entry for 'John the Evangelist, Saint'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/j/john-the-evangelist-saint.html. 1910.
