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ID: 901001232
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001232
Record Type: Character/Person

John, the Apostle, Saint (Christian character)

Note: In most iconography, the John son of Zebedee who is an apostle, the John who is cited as author of the biblical Gospel of John, and the John who is the writer of Revelations on Patmos are treated as the same person. However, in some cases, distinctions are made between them. In indexing, link to the name that applies to the iconography as depicted.

Display Date: 1st century

Names:
John, the Apostle, Saint (Christian character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Saint John the Apostle (Christian character) (English,A,N)
John the Evangelist, Saint (Christian character) (English,U,N)
John the Divine, Saint (Christian character) (English,U,N)
San Giovanni Evangelista (Christian character) (Italian-P,D,N)
Jan, Evangelista, Saint (Christian character) (English,U,N)
Jean, apôtre (Christian character) (French,U,N)
Jehan, evangeliste (Christian character) (undetermined,U,N)
Johannes, von Patmos (Christian character) (German,U,N)
Johannes, der Evangelist (Christian character) (German,U,N)
Hovhannēs, the Apostle, Saint (Christian character) (English,U,N)
Yūḥannā, al-Rasūl, Qiddīs (Christian character) (undetermined,U,N)
וחנן בן זבדי (Christian character) (Hebrew,U,N)
ܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ (Christian character) (Aramaic,U,N)
Ἰωάννης (Christian character) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Christian iconography> (P)
........<Christian characters> (P)
............John, the Apostle, Saint (Christian character) (I)
Related Iconography:
is actor for .... Descent from the Cross
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, New Testament narratives, Life of Jesus Christ (New Testament narrative), Passion of Christ (New Testament narrative), Descent from the Cross (New Testament narrative)) [901000462]
is actor for .... Saint John the Evangelist and the Poisoned Cup
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Other Christian narratives, Life of Saint John the Evangelist (Christian iconography), Saint John the Evangelist and the Poisoned Cup (Christian iconography)) [901001183]
is actor for .... Saint John the Evangelist Causes a Pagan Temple to Collapse
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Other Christian narratives, Life of Saint John the Evangelist (Christian iconography), Saint John the Evangelist Causes a Pagan Temple to Collapse (Christian iconography)) [901001910]
is actor for .... Saint John the Evangelist Writing
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Other Christian narratives, Life of Saint John the Evangelist (Christian iconography), Saint John the Evangelist Writing (Christian iconography)) [901000649]
is actor for .... Life of Saint John the Evangelist
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Other Christian narratives, Life of Saint John the Evangelist (Christian iconography)) [901001171]
is actor for .... Saint John on Patmos
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Other Christian narratives, Life of Saint John the Evangelist (Christian iconography), Saint John on Patmos (Christian iconography)) [901001182]
is actor for .... Saints Peter and John Healing the Lame Man
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Other Christian narratives, Life of Saint Peter (Christian iconography), Saints Peter and John Healing the Lame Man (Christian iconography)) [901002175]
is actor for .... Life of Saint John the Apostle
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Other Christian narratives, Life of Saint John the Apostle (Christian iconography)) [901002176]
sibling of .... James the Greater, Saint
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Christian characters, James the Greater, Saint (Christian character)) [901000049]
author of .... Gospel of Saint John
..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Named written and performed works, Literary works: Philosophy, Religion, Bible (sacred literature, Judeo-Christian), Bible, New Testament (Biblical books, sacred texts), Gospels (Bible, sacred text), Gospel of Saint John (Bible, sacred text)) [901001658]
author of .... Book of Revelation
..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Named written and performed works, Literary works: Philosophy, Religion, Bible (sacred literature, Judeo-Christian), Bible, New Testament (Biblical books, sacred texts), Book of Revelation (Bible, sacred text)) [901000133]
member of .... Four Evangelists
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Christian characters, Four Evangelists (Christian characters)) [901000783]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... saint
.....(people by state or condition, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... apostle
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... evangelist
.....(preachers, people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Christianity
.....(Abrahamic religions, religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
located in .... Nísos Pátmos
.....(Dodekanísou regional division, Aiyaíon region, Greece, Europe) (TGN)

Sources:
John, the Apostle, Saint (Christian character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 79060715
................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
Saint John the Apostle (Christian character)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
John the Divine, Saint (Christian character)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
San Giovanni Evangelista (Christian character)
................ICCD database (1988-)
Jan, Evangelista, Saint (Christian character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Jean, apôtre (Christian character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Jehan, evangeliste (Christian character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Johannes, von Patmos (Christian character)
................VIAF: Virtual International Authority File [online] (2009-)
Johannes, der Evangelist (Christian character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Hovhannēs, the Apostle, Saint (Christian character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Yūḥannā, al-Rasūl, Qiddīs (Christian character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
וחנן בן זבדי (Christian character)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Evangelist
ܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ (Christian character)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Evangelist
Ἰωάννης (Christian character)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Evangelist
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Apostle#/media/File:Pietro_Perugino_040.jpg
................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 11H(JOHN) the apostle John the Evangelist
................ Harvard Art Museums [online] (2000-) http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/228930

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