Eastern Orthodox Icon of the Beheading of John the Baptist.

This article is about the biblical event and the liturgical commemoration of it. For an artistic depiction of the decapitation of St. John, see The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist (Caravaggio).

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist (alternate names: Decollation of Saint John the Baptist and Beheading of the Forerunner) is a holy day observed by various Christian churches which follow liturgical traditions. The day commemorates the biblical event recounting the martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Look up icon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist is a painting finished 1608 by the Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio. ... The word holiday has related but different meanings in English-speaking countries. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... // Partial list of Christian liturgies (past and present) Roman Catholic church (churches in communion with the Holy See of the Bishop of Rome) Latin Rite Novus Ordo Missae Tridentine Mass Anglican Use Mozarabic Rite Ambrosian Rite Gallican Rite Eastern Rite, e. ... Historically, a martyr is a person who dies for his or her religious faith. ... John the Baptist (also called John the Baptizer or John the Dipper) is regarded as a prophet by at least three religions: Christianity, Islam, and Mandaeanism. ...

Literary accounts

Salome With the Head of John the Baptist (London), by Caravaggio, c. 1607.

The biblical account (Matthew 14:1-12, Mark 6:14-29, Luke 9:7-9) portrays the beheading of St. John the Baptist by Herod Antipas. According to the Synoptic Gospels, Herod had imprisoned John because he reproved Herod for divorcing his wife (Phasaelis), and unlawfully taking his brother Philip's wife, Herodias. On Herod's birthday, Herodius' daughter (traditionally named Salome) danced before the king and his guests. Her dancing pleased Herod so much that in his drunkenness he promised to give her anything she desired, up to half of his kingdom. When the daughter asked her mother what she should request, she was told to ask for the head of John the Baptist on a platter. Although Herod was appalled by the request, he reluctantly agreed and had John executed in the prison. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 706 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1190 × 1011 pixel, file size: 176 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Salome with the Head of John the baptist, Caravaggio (157-1610), from Web Gallery of Art - http://www. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 706 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1190 × 1011 pixel, file size: 176 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Salome with the Head of John the baptist, Caravaggio (157-1610), from Web Gallery of Art - http://www. ... Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (29 September 1571 – 18 July 1610) was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. ... Events January 20 - Tidal wave swept along the Bristol Channel, killing 2000 people. ... Beheading. ... Herod Antipas (short for Antipatros) was an ancient leader (tetrarch, meaning ruler of a quarter) of Galilee and Perea. ... The Synoptic Gospels is a term used by modern New Testament scholars for the Gospels according to Matthew, Mark, and Luke of the New Testament in the Bible. ... Herod Philip II was the son of Herod the Great and his third wife Mariamne II. He became the second husband of Herodias after 6 and their child was Salome. ... Herodias (c. ... A childs first birthday party. ... Coin of Salome (daughter of Herodias), queen of Chalcis and Armenia Minor. ...

The Jewish historian Flavius Josephus also relates in his Antiquities of the Jews that Herod killed John, stating that he did so, "lest the great influence John had over the people might put it into his [John's] power and inclination to raise a rebellion, (for they seemed ready to do any thing he should advise), [so Herod] thought it best [to put] him to death." He further states that many of the Jews believed that the military disaster which fell upon Herod at the hands of Aretas his father-in-law (Phasaelis' father), was God's punishment for his unrighteous behaviour.^[1] Josephus, also known as Flavius Josephus (c. ... Antiquities of the Jews was a work published by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus in the year A.D. 93. ... Aretas (Arabic: Haritha), the Greek form of a name borne by kings of the Nabataeans resident at Petra in Arabia. ...

Relics

A head said to be John's, enshrined in Rome

St John's Shrine inside the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus.

According to ancient tradition, the burial-place of John the Baptist was at Sebaste in Samaria, and mention is made of his relics being honored there around the middle of the fourth century. The historians Rufinus and Theodoretus record that the shrine was desecrated under Julian the Apostate around 362, the bones being partly burned. A portion of the rescued relics were carried to Jerusalem, then to Alexandria, where on 27 May 395, they were laid in the basilica that was newly-dedicated to the Forerunner on the former site of the temple of Serapis. The tomb at Sebaste continued, nevertheless, to be visited by pious pilgrims, and St. Jerome bears witness to miracles being worked there. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1728x2304, 1360 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1728x2304, 1360 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1280x960, 1230 KB) Summary St Johns Chapel inside the Ummayad mosque February 2005 M. Disdero Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Umayyad Mosque ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1280x960, 1230 KB) Summary St Johns Chapel inside the Ummayad mosque February 2005 M. Disdero Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Umayyad Mosque ... Sebaste is a common placename, mostly in classical Antiquity, since the word was the Greek equivalent of the Latin Augusta: ancient towns by the name sought to honor Augustus or a later Roman emperor. ... It has been suggested that Sebastia, Middle East be merged into this article or section. ... Relics can be: Relics: the remains of saints (usually bones), honored in the Catholic and Orthodox churches. ... Tyrannius Rufinus or Rufinus of Aquileia (between 340 and 345–410 CE) was a monk, historian, and theologian. ... // Theodoret (c. ... Eastern Orthodox shrine Buddhist shrine just outside Wat Phnom. ... Desecration is the ninth book in the Left Behind series. ... Flavius Claudius Iulianus (331–June 26, 363), was a Roman Emperor (361–363) of the Constantinian dynasty. ... Events February 21 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... Alexandria (Greek: , Coptic: , Arabic: , Egyptian Arabic: Iskindireyya), (population of 3. ... May 27 is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events After the death of emperor Theodosius I, the Roman Empire is divided in an eastern and a western half. ... Forerunner may mean: A Forerunner, in philately, a postage stamp used before a region can produce its own stamps. ... Serapis can refer to: A series of British ships named HMS Serapis. ... For other uses see: Jerome (disambiguation) Jerome (about 340 - September 30, 420), (full name Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus) is best known as the translator of the Bible from Greek and Hebrew into Latin. ...

What became of the head of John the Baptist is difficult to determine. Nicephorus^[2] and Symeon Metaphrastes say that Herodias had it buried in the fortress of Machaerus (in accordance with Josephus). Other writers say that it was interred in Herod's palace at Jerusalem; there it was found during the reign of Constantine, and thence secretly taken to Emesa, in Phoenicia, where it was concealed, the place remaining unknown for years, until it was manifested by revelation in 453. Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos, of Constantinople, the last of the Greek ecclesiastical historians, flourished around 1320. ... Symeon Metaphrastes was the most renowned of the Byzantine hagiographers. ... Emesa was an ancient city on the Orontes River in Syria. ... Phoenician sarcophagus found in Cadiz, Spain; now in Archaeological Museum of Cádiz. ... Events Theodoric II succeeds his brother Thorismund as king of the Visigoths. ...

Over the centuries, there have been many discrepancies in the various legends and claimed relics throughout the Christian world. Several different locations claim to possess the severed head of John the Baptist. Among the various claimants are:^[3]

• Muslim tradition maintains that the head of John the Baptist is interred in the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus.

• In medieval times it was rumored that the Knights Templar had possession of the head, and multiple records from their Inquisition in the early 1300s make reference to some form of head worship.^[4]

• Some Christians believe that the head on display in San Silvestro in Capite in Rome is that of John the Baptist.

• Amiens Cathedral claims the head as a relic brought from Constantinople by Wallon de Sarton as he was returning from the Fourth Crusade.

• Some believe that it is buried in the town of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.^[5] Others believe the current location to be in Turkish Antioch, or southern France.^[3]

• It is believed that a piece of his skull is held at the Romanian skete Prodromos on Mount Athos.

Numerous other relics of John the Baptist are also believed to exist, including the following: There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... The Umayyad Mosque in the center of Damascus by night St Johns Shrine inside the Mosque The courtyard of the Mosque with the ancient Treasury (Beit al Mal) The Grand Mosque of Damascus, also known as the Umayyad Mosque (Arabic: جامع بني أمية الكبير, transl. ... Damascus ( transliteration: , also commonly known as الشام ash-Shām) is the largest city of Syria and is also the capital. ... The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Latin: Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Solomonici), popularly known as the Knights Templar or the Order of the Temple, were among the most famous of the Christian military orders. ... Inquisition (capitalized I) is broadly used, to refer to things related to judgment of heresy by the Roman Catholic Church. ... This article is about the religous people known as Christians. ... Facade of San Silvestro in Capite on Piazza San Silvastro. ... The cathedral in Amiens Close-up of a stained glass window The Cathedral of Our Lady of Amiens (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame dAmiens), or just Amiens Cathedral, is the tallest complete cathedral in France with the greatest interior volume, estimated at 200,000 m³. The vaults of the... Map of Constantinople. ... The Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople (Eugène Delacroix, 1840). ... Halifax is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of about 82,000. ... Antioch on the Orontes (Greek: Αντιόχεια η επί Δάφνη, Αντιόχεια η επί Ορόντου or Αντιόχεια η Μεγάλη; Latin: Antiochia ad Orontem, also Antiochia dei Siri), the Great Antioch or Syrian Antioch was an ancient city located on the eastern side (left bank) of the Orontes River about 30 km from the sea and its port, Seleucia Pieria. ... Peak of Mount Athos as seen from the courtyard of the Prodromos Skete. ... Capital Karyes Official languages Koine Greek and Church Slavonic (both liturgical); Modern Greek, Russian, Serbian, Georgian, Bulgarian, Romanian (civil use) Government  -  Head of State2 Dora Bakoyannis  -  Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I Area  -  Total 390 km²  150 sq mi  Population  -   estimate 2,250  Demonyms: Athonite, Hagiorite (English); Αθωνίτης, Αγιορίτης (Greek). ...

• According to tradition, Luke the Evangelist went to the city of Sebaste, from which he took the right hand of the Forerunner (the hand that baptized Jesus) and brought it to Antioch, his home city, where it performed miracles. It is reported that the relic would be brought out and shown to the faithful on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross (September 14). If the fingers of the hand were open, it was interpreted as a sign of a bountiful year, if the hand was closed it would be a poor harvest (September 1 was the beginning of the liturgical year and the harvest season).

• On January 7, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast of the Transfer of the Right Hand of the holy Forerunner from Antioch to Constantinople in 956 and the Miracle of Saint John the Forerunner against the Hagarines at Chios

• In 1263 during the Sack of Constantinople by the Crusaders, the Frankish emperor Baldwin gave one bone from the wrist of Saint John the Baptist to Ottonus de Cichon, who in turn gave it to a Cistercian abbey in France.

• It is said John the Baptist's arm and a piece of his skull can be found at the Topkapı Palace in Istanbul, Turkey.

• In the year 1484 the right hand of the Forerunner was given away by the son of Sultan Bayezid II to the Knights of Malta on the island of Rhodes in order to gain their good-will. The Knights later transferred the relic to Malta. When the Russian emperor Paul I (1796-1801) became Grand Master of the Maltese Order, the right hand of the Baptist, together with other relics, were transferred in the year 1799 (because of the Napoleonic threat) from the island of Malta to the chapel of the Priory Palace at Gatchina in Russia (this transfer is commemorated on October 12).

• John the Baptist's right hand is said to be in the possession of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Cetinje monastery, in the Republic of Montenegro.

• The right hand is also reputed to be kept a the Dionysiou monastery on Mount Athos

• Relics of John the Baptist are said to be in the possession of the Coptic Orthodox Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great in Scetes, Egypt.^[6]

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Feast day

The liturgical commemoration of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist is almost as old as that commemorating his Nativity, which is one of the oldest feasts, if not the oldest feast, introduced into both the Eastern and Western liturgies to honour a saint.

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Related feasts

Icon of the Third Finding of the Head of John the Forerunner.

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• First and Second Finding of the Head of St. John the Baptist (February 24). According to church tradition after the execution of John the Baptist, his disciples buried his body at Sebaste, but Herodius took his severed head and buried it in a dung heap. Later, Saint Joanna, who was married to Herod's steward Luke 8:3, secretly took his head and buried it on the Mount of Olives, where it remained hidden for centuries.

The First Finding occurred in the fourth century. The property on the Mount of Olives where the head was buried eventually passed into the possession of a government official who became a monk with the name of Innocent. He built a church and a monastic cell there. When he started to dig the foundation, the vessel with the head of John the Baptist was uncovered. But fearful that the relic might be abused by unbelievers, he hid again in the same place it had been found. Upon his death the church fell into ruin and was destroyed.

The Second Finding occurred in the year 452. During the days of Constantine the Great, two monks on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem reportedly saw visions of John the Baptist, who revealed to them the location of his head. They uncovered the relic, placed it in a sack and proceeded home. Along the way they encountered an unnamed potter and gave him the bag to carry, not telling him what it was. The Forerunner appeared to him and ordered him to flee from the careless and lazy monks, with what he held in his hands. He did so and took the head home with him. Before his death he placed it in a container and gave it to his sister. After some time, a hieromonk by the name of Eustathius, an Arian, came into possession of it, using it to attract followers to his teaching. He buried the head in a cave, near Emesa. Eventually, a monastery was built at that place. In the year 452 St John the Baptist appeared to Archimandrite Marcellus of this monastery, and indicated where his head was hidden in a water jar buried in the earth. The relic was brought into the city of Emesa, and was later transferred to Constantinople.

• Third Finding of the Head of St. John the Baptist (May 25). The head was transferred to Comana of Cappadocia during a period of Muslim raids (about 820) and it was hidden in the ground during a period of iconoclastic persecution. When the veneration of icons was restored in 850, Patriarch Ignatius of Constantinople (847-857) saw in a vision the place where the head of St John had been hidden. The patriarch communicated this to the emperor Michael III, who sent a delegation to Comana, where the head was found. Afterwards the head was again transferred to Constantinople, and here on May 25 it was placed in a church at the court.

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Notes

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See also

• John the Baptist

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External links

• Beheading of the Forerunner Icon and Synaxarion of the feast (Eastern Orthodox)
• The Decollation of Saint John Baptist from The Golden Legend (1275)
• Beheading of Saint John the Baptist from the Prologue from Ochrid
• First and Second Finding of the Head of the Forerunner
• Third Finding of the Head of the Forerunner
• January 7 Synaxis of John the Forerunner - accounts of various relics