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Definition of John the Evangelist
1. Noun. (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation.
Category relationships: New Testament
Generic synonyms: Apostle, Evangelist, Saint
Lexicographical Neighbors of John The Evangelist
Literary usage of John the Evangelist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Painters and Engravers: Biographical and Critical by Michael Bryan (1886)
"St. John the Evangelist. St. Andrew before the Cross. St. Margaret. 1664. 1646.
... Vision of St. John the Evangelist. Corsini Pal. St. Sebastian. l'ß:i. ..."
2. Curiosities of Popular Customs and of Rites, Ceremonies, Observances, and by William Shepard Walsh (1897)
"John the Evangelist, St. The Church commemorates the death-day of this saint on
December 27, and fixes the year ST. JOHN RECEIVED AT THE TEMPLE. ..."
3. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities: Comprising the History, Institutions by William Smith, Samuel Cheetham (1880)
"Thomas, Apollinaris, Sosius, John the Baptist, John the Evangelist, and to the
Holy Cross, are said to have been given by Symmachus, AD 498, ..."
4. Italy and Her Invaders by Thomas Hodgkin (1892)
"In fulfilment of her vow she built the Basilica of St. John the Evangelist, had
it consecrated either by Joannes ..."
5. A Companion for the Festivals and Fasts of the Protestant Episcopal Church by John Henry Hobart, Robert Nelson (1817)
"John the Evangelist. DECEMBER 27. A FESTIVAL. A. St. John was a Galilean,' the
son of Zebedee and Salome, younger brother to St. James, with whom he was ..."
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