Saint John
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Saint John may refer to:
Several Saints:
- John the Apostle, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus
- John the Evangelist, traditionally identified with the apostle, to whom the Gospel of John is attributed, often along with 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, and Revelation.
- Saint John the Baptist
- Saint John Chrysostom (347-407), Archbishop of Constantinople
- Saint John Cassian (c. 360-433)
- Saint John I, Pope John I (523-526)
- Saint John of Ephesus (c. 505 - c. 585)
- Saint John Climacus (c. 579-649), also known as John of the Ladder, John Scholasticus and John Sinaites
- Saint John of Damascus (c. 676-749), revered Father of the Church
- Saint John of Beverley (d. 721) in Beverley, England.
- Saint John of Nepomuk (c. 1340-1396)
- Saint John Fisher (1469-1535), Bishop of Rochester, professor at Cambridge
- Saint John of God (1495-1550)
- Saint John of Avila (1500-1569)
- Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591), Spanish mystic
- Saint John Sarkander (1576-1620), Moravian priest
- Saint John Baptist de la Salle (1651-1719), the patron saint of teachers (also known by his French name, Jean-Baptiste de la Salle)
- Saint John Neumann (1811-1860), Bishop of Philadelphia
- Saint John Bosco or Giovanni Melchior Bosco (1815-1888)
Place names (including spellings Saint Johns and Saint John's):
- Canada
- Saint John in Saint John County, New Brunswick
- Saint John (electoral district) federal electoral district in Canada.
- St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
- St. Johns and Fort St-Jean, former name of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
- St. Johns riding, a riding in North Winnipeg.
- St. John River, eastern North America
- United States
- United Kingdom
- St. John's, South Yorkshire, England
- St. John's, London, England
- St John's Wood, London, England
- St. John's, Isle of Man
- St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
- Saint John's Island, Singapore
Other possible meanings:
- Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem or Knights Hospitaller, named after Saint John of Jerusalem aka John the Baptist
- Order of St. John, a 19th century revival of the Knights Hospitaller
- Prester John, a legendary Christian ruler in Asia and/or Africa
- Ian St. John:
- Ian St. John, the footballer
- Ian St. John (historian), a history teacher at The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School
See also
- John (disambiguation)
- Other:
- In other languages:
- Saint-Jean (disambiguation) (French)
- San Giovanni (disambiguation) (Italian)
- San Juan (disambiguation) (Spanish)
- São João (disambiguation) (Portuguese)
- St. Johann (disambiguation) (German)