Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

The Church remembers the Forerunner's courageous witness to truth before King Herod.

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Life and Witness

John the Forerunner rebuked Herod for an unlawful marriage and was imprisoned. At Herod's banquet he was beheaded, sealing with his blood the fearless proclamation of repentance and truth.

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SOURCES & ECCLESIASTICAL REFERENCES

Biographical information on this page is based exclusively on the Orthodox ecclesiastical sources listed below.

Orthodox Church in America — Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

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