John the Evangelist is the name traditionally given to the author of the Gospel of John, and he is dated by tradition to about 6 AD through about 100 AD. Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John of Patmos and John the Presbyter, although there is no consensus on how many of these may actually be the same individual. This entry records him as the traditional name attached to the Johannine writings, without settling the identification of the several Johns.
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Veneration TodayActively venerated in a living tradition 1 CanonizationPre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existed 1 Life
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Source New World Encyclopedia: First Epistle of John
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Identity
He was one of the original twelve apostles and is thought to be the only one to escape martyrdom.
Feast day
The feast day of Saint John in the Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, and the Lutheran Calendar, is on 27 December
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John the Evangelist (c. 6 AD
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Third Epistle of John (Wikipedia)
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attributed to John the Evangelist
New World Encyclopedia: First Epistle of John
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The epistle is traditionally held to have been written by John the Evangelist, also known as John the son of Zebedee, probably at Ephesus when the writer was in advanced age.
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