History Series: St. John the Baptist

History of St. John the Baptist Day

It’s Midsummer Day

Bill Petro
7 min read6 days ago

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St. John the Baptist, Leonardo da Vinci. Image: Wikipedia

The Feast of St. John the Baptist, or the Nativity of St John the Forerunner, sometimes called St. John the Baptist Day, is celebrated on June 24 in many places worldwide, though not much in the United States, as we’ll see below.

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Bill Petro

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