John the Apostle

Summary

John the Apostle is a human biblical figure^[1]. His place of birth was Bethsaida^[2]. He was born on +0011-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Ephesus^[4]. He died on +0099-00-00T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a fisher^[6], theologian^[7], mystic^[8], and author^[9]. He ranks in the top 2% of human_biblical_figure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,008 views/month).^[10]

Key Facts

• John the Apostle was born in Bethsaida^[2].
• John the Apostle passed away in Ephesus^[4].
• John the Apostle was born on +0011-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].
• John the Apostle died on +0099-00-00T00:00:00Z^[5].
• John the Apostle is buried at Turkey^[11].
• John the Apostle's father was Zebedee^[12].
• John the Apostle's mother was Salome^[13].
• John the Apostle held citizenship in Ancient Rome^[14].
• John the Apostle is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group^[15].
• John the Apostle's professions included fisher^[6].
• John the Apostle worked as a theologian^[7].
• John the Apostle's professions included mystic^[8].
• John the Apostle worked as an author^[9].
• John the Apostle held the position of apostle^[16].
• John the Apostle's religion is recorded as Christianity^[17].
• John the Apostle's religion is recorded as Judaism^[18].
• John the Apostle's image is recorded as Rubens apostel johannes grt.jpg^[19].
• John the Apostle's image is recorded as El Greco 034.jpg^[20].
• John the Apostle is recorded as male^[21].
• John the Apostle's instance of is recorded as human biblical figure^[22].
• John the Apostle's GND ID is recorded as 118557815^[23].
• John the Apostle's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79060715^[24].
• John the Apostle's part of is recorded as Twelve Apostles^[25].
• John the Apostle's part of is recorded as Boanerges^[26].
• John the Apostle's Commons category is recorded as John the Apostle^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John the Apostle's place of birth was Bethsaida^[2]. He was born on +0011-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. His father was Zebedee^[12]. His mother was Salome^[13]. He is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group^[15].

Education

Studied under historical Jesus^[28], a preacher^[29] and Jesus Christ^[30], a deity^[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include fisher^[6], theologian^[7], mystic^[8], and author^[9]. John the Apostle held the position of apostle^[16].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Christianity^[17], a major religious group^[32], founded in 0033^[33] and Judaism^[18], a religion^[34], founded in -0500^[35].

Death and Burial

John the Apostle died on +0099-00-00T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Ephesus^[4]. He is buried at Turkey^[11].

Works and Contributions

Things named for John the Apostle include Jeremy Irons^[36], a film actor^[37], b. 1948^[38], of United Kingdom^[39], awarded the Donostia Award^[40]; San Juan County^[41], a county of Colorado^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1864^[44]; St. John's Cathedral^[45], an Anglican or Episcopal cathedral^[46], in Antigua and Barbuda^[47], founded in 1845^[48]; San Giovanni Evangelista^[49], an abbey^[50], in Italy^[51], founded in 1510^[52]; St. John's Church in Tallinn^[53]; Giovanni Guaita^[54]; St. John's Church^[55]; and Taagepera Church^[56].

Why It Matters

John the Apostle ranks in the top 2% of human_biblical_figure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,008 views/month).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] He is known by 108 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

Works attributed to him include Apocryphon of John^[59], a manuscript^[60], written by him^[61] and Revelation 4^[62], a chapter of the Bible^[63], written by him^[64]. Entities named for him include Jeremy Irons^[36], a film actor^[37], b. 1948^[38], of United Kingdom^[39], awarded the Donostia Award^[40]; San Juan County^[41], a county of Colorado^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1864^[44]; St. John's Cathedral^[45], an Anglican or Episcopal cathedral^[46], in Antigua and Barbuda^[47], founded in 1845^[48]; San Giovanni Evangelista^[49], an abbey^[50], in Italy^[51], founded in 1510^[52]; St. John's Church in Tallinn^[53]; and Giovanni Guaita^[54].

FAQs

Where was John the Apostle born?

John the Apostle's place of birth was Bethsaida^[2].

Where did John the Apostle die?

John the Apostle passed away in Ephesus^[4].

Who were John the Apostle's parents?

John the Apostle's father was Zebedee^[12]. John the Apostle's mother was Salome^[13].

What did John the Apostle do for work?

John the Apostle worked as fisher^[6], theologian^[7], mystic^[8], and author^[9].