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John the Baptist (Hebrew: יוחנן המטביל Yoḥanan ha-mmaṭbil Arabic: يوحنا المعمدان‎ Yuhanna Al-Ma’madanAramaic or Syriac: ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ Yoḥanan Mamdana Classical Armenian: Յովհաննէս Մկրտիչ Yovhannēs Mkrtičʿ Greek: Ὁ Ἅγιος/Τίμιος Ἐνδοξος καὶ Βαπτιστής Ἰωάννης Ho Hágios/Tímios Endoxos Prophḗtēs Pródromos kaì Baptistḗs Ioánnes) was an itinerant preacher and a major religious figure in Christianity Islam the Bahá’í Faith and Mandaeism.John is described as having the unique practice of baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

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birth date
-006-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Jerusalem, Herodian kingdom
death date
0030-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death place
Machaerus, Perea (region)
major shrine
Jerusalem
parent
Elizabeth (biblical figure), Zechariah (priest)
relative
Mary in Islam, Jesus
resting place
Damascus, Umayyad Mosque
title
Prophet Martyr Saint
venerated in
Anglicanism, Bahá'í Faith, Eastern Orthodox Church, Philippine Independent Church, Mandaeism, Lutheranism, Oriental Orthodoxy, Islam, Assyrian Church of the East, Catholic Church

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