Saint John the Baptist was the son of the Jewish Priest Zacharia ... faith and hope in Him by whom alone they were to be saved. At first St. John led a most austere life in the wilderness, exercising ...

the wilderness has closed in on them” (Exod. 14:3). In other words, there’s no easy escape from wild places. When John the Baptist’s words reverberated in the heads of his followers, they must have ...

John the Baptist preached in the wilderness, telling people to repent their sins to be baptised as a sign of their repentance. They needed to prepare for a greater person coming after him.

who had talked of a messenger – “A voice of one calling in the wilderness” - who God would send to prepare the way for the coming of the promised Messiah. This messenger is John the Baptist ...

European decorative arts at the Met Editorial A Frick renaissance Articles Jeffrey Schrader, Cristoforo de Predis at the ...