세례자 요한 (BC.6~2?-AD.28~36?)

세례자 요한은 기원전 1세기 말 팔레스타인 지방에서 예수 그리스도를 심판주로 묘사하는 설교를 하면서 사람들에게 세례자이자 예수가 세상에 온다고 예고한 예언자이다. 신약성서 복음서와 역사가 플라비우스 요세푸스의 역사서 유대 고대사는 요한을 비중있게 언급하고 있다. 특히 복음서는 예수가 요한에게 세례 받았다고 언급한다. 기독교에서 동명이인인 사도 요한과 구분하며, 성 세례자 요한 축일은 6월 24일이다.

John the Baptist (BC.6~2?-AD.28~36?)

John the Baptist was an itinerant preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early 1st century AD. He is also known as John the Forerunner in Christianity, John the Immerser in some Baptist Christian traditions, and Prophet Yaḥyā in Islam. He is sometimes alternatively referred to as John the Baptizer.

Church of Saint John the Baptist, Ein Kerem

The Church of Saint John the Baptist is a Catholic church in Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, that belongs to the Franciscan order. It was built at the site where Saint John the Baptist was believed to have been born. In 1941–42 the Franciscans excavated the area west of the church and monastery. Here they discovered graves, rock-cut chambers, wine presses and small chapels with mosaic tiling.