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St. John the Apostle   Listen
St. John the Apostle

noun
1.
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation.  Synonyms: John, John the Divine, John the Evangelist, Saint John, Saint John the Apostle, St. John.






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... with him in chains Calligonus, a eunuch and pander of Antonina, whom, by frequently flogging him during the journey, he forced to tell all his mistress's secrets. Theodosius, however, was warned in time, and took sanctuary in the temple of St. John the Apostle, which is revered in that town as a most sacred spot; but Andrew, the bishop of Ephesus, was bribed into delivering him up into ...
— The Secret History of the Court of Justinian • Procopius



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