St. John The Baptist

At the time of his death, St. John the Baptist was guaranteed to be a saint. He was killed for his faith, and is regarded as a prophet in three religions. He is related to Jesus, and baptized him in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and bore witness to the onset of Jesus accepting his mission (www.Marypages.com). John the baptist died a martyr, the first martyr of the new testament. He was beheaded at the hands of King Herod, for practicing his faith.
John the baptist was born in the late first century near Judea into a religious family (www.Biography.com). His father, Zacharias, was a priest, and his mother, Elizabeth, was the cousin of the first and greatest disciple, Mary. When John was born, he was expected to be a priest just like his father, but instead accepted the call to being a baptist. John began preaching about the coming of a figure of judgement and restoration on the banks of the jordan river (Webb 27), drawing much attention and many new disciples to Christ. John began to baptize people in the Jordan, which lead to what he is most known for, the baptising of Jesus. …show more content…
Slowly but surely, more and more people came to listen to John preach about repenting for their their sins and being baptized. He believed that Baptism represented a sinful person dying and being buried, and rising up again out of the water as a new person of Christ (www.Marypages.com). John was never scared to condemn people for doing sinful things, but King Herod had had enough and wanted him beheaded (www.Catholic.org). John was beheaded after six months of imprisonment for speaking the word of God and became the first martyr of the new testament (Norton