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says, "As she was journeying once in the winter-time, and a frozen river had to be crossed on foot, the ice broke beneath her, not without the providence of God. Straightway she sank down up to her neck. This made her dance and wriggle about with all the lower parts of her body, not on land, but in
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that Herod killed John, stating that he did so, "lest the great influence John had over the people might put it into his power and inclination to raise a rebellion, (for they seemed ready to do any thing he should advise), thought it best him to death." He further states that many of the Jews
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scenes, and later as a subject for larger independent works. The following list does not attempt completeness but begins with works with their own articles, then includes many of the best-known depictions in chronological order (to see each work, follow the link through the footnote):
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the water. Her wicked head was glazed with ice, and at length severed from her body by the sharp edges, not of iron, but of the frozen water. Thus in the very ice she displayed the dance of death, and furnished a spectacle to all who beheld it, which brought to mind what she had done.
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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
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Over the centuries, there have been many discrepancies in the various legends and claimed relics throughout the world. Several different locations claim to possess the severed head of John the
Baptist. Among the various claimants are:
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1954:St. John the Evangelist and Stories from His Life
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242:As a non-Biblical source, Jewish historian
3046:"Are these the bones of John the Baptist?"
2952:
2904:
2743:"Online Bible – New International Version"
1458:, daughter of the last Byzantine emperor,
1372:), where it remains up to this day at the
1094:
634:John the Baptist gained a large following.
559:John the Baptist was executed by beheading
3531:Individual human heads, skulls and brains
3233:"The Monastery of St. Macarius the Great"
3025:(6/1). Taylor and Francis Ltd.: 129–131.
2761:
2623:The Head of John the Baptist on a Platter
1343:Ottomans conquered Constantinople in 1453
983:Head of John the Baptist (disambiguation)
866:, where it remained hidden for centuries.
133:on a round silver platter, often held by
3366:A Practical Commentary on Holy Scripture
3361:"John the Baptist is put to Death"
3312:A Practical Commentary on Holy Scripture
3096:"Re-establishing a long-lost connection"
2875:, directed and written by Stuart Elliott
2649:Salome With the Head of John the Baptist
2440:Salome with the Head of John the Baptist
2285:Salome with the Head of John the Baptist
2265:Salome with the Head of John the Baptist
2110:Salome with the Head of John the Baptist
1837:Salome with the Head of John the Baptist
1821:Salome with the Head of John the Baptist
1746:
1735:
1720:
1717:. The painting is almost 10 metres wide.
1695:
1682:
1026:
1006:
987:
966:Church of the Ascension of Jesus, Skopje
956:
828:
196:, is a biblical event commemorated as a
168:
145:
46:Salome with the Head of John the Baptist
3060:
2990:
2988:
2252:The Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist
2239:The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
1852:The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
1790:The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
1726:The Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist
1689:The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
1577:mentioned the traditional crypt in the
1248:visited the Mosque during his visit to
250:
235:. He then ordered him to be killed by
3498:
3043:
2974:
2878:
2862:
1618:St. John died a martyr to his calling.
1604:
923:(25 May). The head was transferred to
3393:The Decollation of Saint John Baptist
3161:. The City of Cetinje. Archived from
3093:
3066:
2926:
2413:The Beheading of St. John the Baptist
2053:The Beheading of St. John the Baptist
1984:The Beheading of St. John the Baptist
1692:, 1608 (Valletta Co-Cathedral, Malta)
1512:Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great
1164:Basilica of Saint Sylvester the First
190:decollation of Saint John the Baptist
72:Decollation of Saint John the Baptist
18:Biblical event and Christian holy day
3344:Web site, accessed February 11, 2007
2985:
2871:, 10 July 2006 video documentary on
2687:
2685:
1625:The subsequent history of Herod and
1186:is a true relic of John the Baptist.
944:Patriarch Ignatius of Constantinople
834:The Beheading of St John the Baptist
157:. Watercolor painting, 1876. Now in
3403:Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
2508:, 1851–60, World Mission Collection
1595:Basilica of San Silvestro in Capite
1462:and widow of the despot of Serbia,
561:by Herod Antipas on the request of
356:was translated by William Whiston.
32:Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
13:
3351:
2927:Bloch, Howard (24 December 2022).
2777:(Translation by William Whiston).
1645:. Afterwards he was banished with
1336:Church of the Virgin of the Pharos
1234:Basilica of Saint John the Baptist
1166:: some claimed they were bones of
14:
3562:
3373:
3124:
3067:Aydın, Hilmi (16 February 2010).
2953:Massalitin, Maxim (6 June 2023).
2905:Massalitin, Maxim (6 June 2023).
2794:. 16 October 2013. Archived from
2682:
2542:The Beheading of John the Baptist
2460:The Beheading of John the Baptist
2450:The Beheading of John the Baptist
2387:, Unknown British, 17th century,
2375:The Beheading of John the Baptist
1743:(the end of 19th century, Russia)
1399:, and taken to the chapel of the
1330:to Constantinople at the time of
824:
533:John the Baptist criticised king
3511:Eastern Orthodox liturgical days
3358:Friedrich Justus Knecht (1910).
3125:Hamer, Galina Puntusova, David.
3044:Hooper, Simon (30 August 2010).
2671:Messengers from John the Baptist
2613:The Daughter of Herodias Dancing
2495:, British School, 17th century,
2483:St John the Baptist Before Herod
1762:, initially most often in small
1609:The Catholic German theologian,
1484:Other purported relics include:
471:John the Baptist baptised Jesus.
460:John the Baptist baptised Jesus.
119:29 August (Translation of Relic)
38:
3541:People executed by decapitation
3389:of the feast (Eastern Orthodox)
3333:
3318:
3294:
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3151:
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3037:
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2968:
2946:
2920:
2898:
2845:
2281:, 1516, National Gallery of Art
2042:The Head of St John the Baptist
1356:The Turks allege that in 1585,
662:Word of Jesus' miracles spread.
3439:Beheading of John the Baptist
3127:"History of the Priory Palace"
2833:
2821:
2810:
2784:
2735:
2726:
2707:
2352:Head of Saint John the Baptist
2155:Christian Theological Seminary
1896:, Daurade Monastery, c. 1100,
1665:, the brother of Herodias, as
1262:According to some traditions,
907:by the name of Eustathius, an
619:John the Baptist was arrested.
1:
3330:London: J. Hodges, 1889–1896.
2842:at Orthodox Church in America
2506:Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
2431:Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes
2319:Beheading of John the Baptist
2289:Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen
2086:Beheading of John the Baptist
1397:new Grand Master of the Order
1206:John the Baptist in Jerusalem
1091:("John the Baptist Mosque").
759:, though some designate it a
755:do so as well, including the
751:. Many other churches of the
736:, which is one of the oldest
186:beheading of John the Baptist
58:
3094:Grima, Noel (25 July 2010).
2869:Lost Worlds: Knights Templar
2522:Head of St. John the Baptist
2396:, Jacob Hogers, c. 1630–55,
2333:Giovanni Battista Caracciolo
2190:, Casare da Sesta, 1510–20,
1257:John the Baptist's right arm
1168:St. John, the martyr of Rome
850:(24 February). According to
727:
7:
3380:Beheading of the Forerunner
3237:www.stmacariusmonastery.org
3073:Tughra Books. p. 150.
2659:
2575:Salome Dancing before Herod
2394:Salome Dancing before Herod
2379:Matthaeus Merrian the Elder
1563:Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
1395:, who had been elected the
1011:A Muslim shrine inside the
792:Ethiopian Orthodox Churches
587:Luke 3:19–20, 7:18–25, 9:9
476:John 1:19–42, 3:22–36, 4:1
204:churches. According to the
194:beheading of the Forerunner
75:Beheading of the Forerunner
10:
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2564:Metropolitan Museum of Art
2343:Frans Francken the Younger
2260:Metropolitan Museum of Art
1939:Metropolitan Museum of Art
1460:Constantine XI Palaiologos
980:
271:, the wife of his brother
20:
3478:
3469:
3455:
3437:
2546:Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
2502:John the Baptist Beheaded
2473:St John Reproaching Herod
2147:The Beheading of St. John
1944:Entombment of the Baptist
1908:Death of John the Baptist
1565:in Kansas City, Missouri.
1326:Having been brought from
1317:, who in turn gave it to
1137:looting of Constantinople
1059:. Mention is made of his
976:
938:. When the veneration of
803:Armenian Apostolic Church
763:rather than a feast day.
404:Birth of John the Baptist
344:New International Version
123:
113:
82:
68:
37:
30:
3506:Deaths by person in Asia
3427:24 February 2012 at the
3212:www.johnsanidopoulos.com
2676:
2537:The J. Paul Getty Museum
2385:Decapitation of St. John
2275:Head of John the Baptist
2164:The Daughter of Herodias
2061:The J. Paul Getty Museum
1799:Art Institute of Chicago
1752:Head of John the Baptist
1661:, at the instigation of
1383:conquered the island of
1282:and the harvest season).
530:Matthew 11:2–7, 14:6–12
224:because he had publicly
100:Oriental Orthodox Church
55:National Gallery, London
3302:Friedrich Justus Knecht
2493:Decapitation of St John
2313:Lucas Cranach the Elder
2036:National Gallery of Art
1814:Galleria Doria Pamphilj
1760:John the Baptist in art
1611:Friedrich Justus Knecht
1448:Serbian Orthodox Church
1413:Eastern Orthodox Church
1309:, the Frankish emperor
1276:Exaltation of the Cross
1202:Eastern Orthodox Church
1184:San Silvestro in Capite
1095:John the Baptist's head
998:San Silvestro in Capite
819:Syro-Malankara Catholic
353:Antiquities of the Jews
299:Antiquities of the Jews
95:Eastern Orthodox Church
2981:. James Duffy, Dublin.
2975:Butler, Alban (1866).
2853:Ecclesiastical History
2526:Jean-Baptiste Chatigny
2468:State Hermitage Museum
2347:State Hermitage Museum
2182:Tilman Riemenschneider
2129:, early 16th century,
2114:Cornelis Engelbrechtsz
1755:
1744:
1733:
1718:
1693:
1676:
1653:, and deprived of his
1623:
1535:In July 2010, a small
1389:Ferdinand von Hompesch
1303:Sack of Constantinople
1135:During the Crusaders'
1040:
1024:
1004:
994:Saint John the Baptist
992:The purported head of
973:
840:
181:
166:
131:Saint John the Baptist
3267:6 August 2010 at the
2700:19 April 2007 at the
2168:Sebastiano del Piombo
2090:Andrea del Verrocchio
1750:
1739:
1724:
1699:
1686:
1639:
1615:
1407:in Russia. After the
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1010:
991:
960:
942:was restored in 850,
896:Constantine the Great
832:
745:Roman Catholic Church
172:
149:
3407:Prologue from Ochrid
2118:J. Paul Getty Museum
1998:Masolino da Panicale
1974:The Banquet of Herod
1876:Bartholomeus Strobel
1846:Palacio Real, Madrid
1707:Bartholomeus Strobel
1409:Bolshevik Revolution
1266:went to the city of
296:also relates in his
251:Traditional accounts
188:, also known as the
129:The severed head of
3131:history-gatchina.ru
2873:The History Channel
2666:Chronology of Jesus
2433:, French Knowledge
2369:Francesco del Cairo
2137:St. John Altarpiece
2076:St. John Altarpiece
1958:Giovanni del Biondo
1912:Musee des Augustins
1898:Musée des Augustins
1605:Biblical Commentary
1558:to the 1st century.
1490:Dionysiou Monastery
1301:In 1204, after the
1264:Luke the Evangelist
1105:Symeon Metaphrastes
1081:Julian the Apostate
1037:Knights Hospitaller
570:Mark 1:14, 6:17–29
3536:August observances
3459:Rejection of Jesus
3342:The Text This Week
2798:on 22 October 2019
2773:Jewish Antiquities
2694:Jewish Antiquities
2691:Flavius Josephus.
2464:Rombout van Troyen
2339:The Feast of Herod
2279:Hans Baldung Grien
1756:
1745:
1734:
1719:
1694:
1657:and everything by
1635:Cornelius a Lapide
1629:is related in the
1549:Bulgarian Orthodox
1468:Thomas Palaiologos
1051:, near modern-day
1041:
1025:
1005:
974:
970:Northern Macedonia
841:
796:Gregorian Calendar
772:Byzantine Catholic
753:Anglican Communion
714:Jewish Antiquities
629:Jewish Antiquities
563:Herodias' daughter
513:Jewish Antiquities
286:The Feast of Herod
263:, or sub-king, of
182:
167:
105:Anglican Communion
3494:
3493:
3489:
3487:Ministry of Jesus
3479:Succeeded by
3466:
3464:Ministry of Jesus
3397:The Golden Legend
3165:on 9 October 2011
3100:Malta Independent
3023:Material Religion
2857:Patrologia Graeca
2417:Massimo Stanzione
2360:Seville Cathedral
2256:Bernard van Orley
2247:Kunstmuseum Basel
2226:Alonso Berruguete
2100:Sandro Botticelli
2057:Lieven van Lathem
2018:Giovanni di Paolo
2008:Fra Filippo Lippi
1935:Giovanni Baronzio
1925:Giotto di Bondone
1795:Giovanni di Paolo
1730:Bernard van Orley
1575:Pope Benedict XVI
1425:Cetinje Monastery
1362:Christian Knights
1351:knights of Rhodes
1347:Sultan Bayezid II
1246:Pope John Paul II
1172:Pope Clement VIII
1089:Nabi Yahya Mosque
898:, two monks on a
757:Church of England
725:
724:
442:John the Baptist
292:Jewish historian
259:, Herod, who was
255:According to the
220:, had imprisoned
144:
143:
83:Venerated in
3558:
3526:John the Baptist
3485:
3482:To bring a Sword
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3456:Preceded by
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3239:. Archived from
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3106:on 15 March 2012
3102:. Archived from
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2724:
2711:
2705:
2689:
2653:Aubrey Beardsley
2601:Gustave Flaubert
2550:National Gallery
2534:
2303:Bernardino Luini
2258:, c. 1514–1515,
2206:National Gallery
2192:National Gallery
2172:National Gallery
2131:National Gallery
2047:Giovanni Bellini
2022:National Gallery
1994:Banquet of Herod
1968:Spinello Aretino
1937:, c. 1330–1335,
1830:National Gallery
1828:, c. 1607–1610,
1631:great commentary
1526:Aachen Cathedral
1417:Ostrog Monastery
1358:Sultan Murad III
1157:Amiens Cathedral
1155:. This made the
1071:record that the
852:church tradition
768:Eastern Orthodox
433:John the Baptist
359:
358:
348:Flavius Josephus
257:synoptic Gospels
222:John the Baptist
63:
62: 1607–1610
60:
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3521:Gospel episodes
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3429:Wayback Machine
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3352:Further reading
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2634:Franz von Stuck
2528:
2407:Leonaert Bramer
2070:Heydon, Norfolk
2032:Benozzo Gozzoli
2004:Herod's Banquet
1778:Herod's Banquet
1681:
1607:
1571:Castel Gandolfo
1541:St. Ivan Island
1509:Coptic Orthodox
1464:Lazar Branković
1432:Siena Cathedral
1349:sent it to the
1332:Constantine VII
1280:liturgical year
1259:
1126:Knights Templar
1097:
986:
979:
864:Mount of Olives
827:
815:Indian Orthodox
811:Syriac Orthodox
776:Julian Calendar
749:Lutheran Church
730:
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659:Matthew 14:1–6
429:Matthew 3:1–17
312:Matthew 14:1–12
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324:Matthew 4:12
316:Mark 6:14–27
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2855:I, ix. See
2851:Nicephorus
2609:, 1886–96:
2548:, c. 1869,
2529: [
2398:Rijksmuseum
2358:(ca. 1625)
2345:, c. 1620,
2295:, Amsterdam
2293:Rijksmuseum
2228:, 1512–16,
2184:, 1500–1510
2116:, c. 1490,
2034:, 1461–62,
1844:, c. 1609,
1812:, c. 1515,
1579:Palestinian
1494:Mount Athos
1476:Whit Monday
1438:archbishop
1224:Mount Athos
1130:Inquisition
1069:Theodoretus
1047:village of
1045:Palestinian
968:from 1867,
962:Iconostasis
951:Michael III
936:persecution
807:Easter Week
685:Luke 9:7–9
541:'s ex-wife
539:his brother
492:Lamb of God
212:, ruler of
200:by various
3500:Categories
3387:Synaxarion
2753:8 February
2722:Luke 9:7–9
2618:King Herod
2444:Guido Reni
2243:Hans Fries
2106:, Florence
1857:Caravaggio
1842:Caravaggio
1826:Caravaggio
1671:Nicephorus
1440:Saint Sava
1421:Montenegro
1321:in France.
1240:, now the
1101:Nicephorus
1085:St. Jerome
1077:desecrated
929:Cappadocia
900:pilgrimage
784:Macedonian
716:18. 5. 2.
631:18. 5. 2.
614:John 3:24
515:18. 5. 2.
216:under the
125:Attributes
51:Caravaggio
3422:January 7
3405:from the
3247:30 August
3194:0350-1361
3052:31 August
3031:1743-2200
2802:29 August
2775:18. 5. 2.
2585:, 1874–76
2577:, 1874–76
2479:, 1662–66
2466:, 1650s,
2454:Rembrandt
2446:, 1639–40
2419:, c. 1634
2381:, 1625–30
2335:, 1615–20
2325:, 1569–70
2315:, c. 1530
2305:, 1527–31
2271:, c. 1515
2143:, 1507–08
2092:, 1477–80
2082:, 1474–79
2049:, 1464–68
2010:, 1452–65
1980:, c. 1400
1960:, 1360–70
1783:Donatello
1655:tetrarchy
1537:reliquary
1411:of 1917,
1341:When the
1307:Crusaders
1292:Hagarines
1220:Prodromos
1141:Picquigny
1114:Phoenicia
1057:West Bank
905:hieromonk
734:his birth
728:Feast day
598:Capernaum
375:Luke–Acts
340:Machaerus
328:Mark 1:14
237:beheading
202:Christian
3448:Ministry
3425:Archived
3304:(1910).
3265:Archived
3139:cite web
2888:, 2005.
2817:Luke 8:3
2698:Archived
2660:See also
2597:HĂ©rodias
2562:, 1870,
2552:, London
2535:, 1869,
2429:, 1637,
2427:Guercino
2299:Herodias
2245:, 1514,
2234:Florence
2208:, London
2194:, London
2174:, London
2170:, 1510,
2153:, 1510,
2133:, London
2102:, 1488,
2059:, 1469,
2024:, London
2020:, 1454,
1988:Masaccio
1916:Toulouse
1902:Toulouse
1861:Valletta
1859:, 1608,
1832:, London
1764:predella
1667:Josephus
1659:Caligula
1647:Herodias
1583:Sebastia
1581:town of
1545:Bulgaria
1405:Gatchina
1381:Napoleon
1366:Istanbul
1268:Sebastia
1252:in 2001.
1238:Damascus
1216:Romanian
1149:mandible
1049:Sebastia
1017:Damascus
856:Sebastia
655:Epilogue
642:Macherus
552:Baptist.
543:Herodias
444:baptised
425:Ministry
392:Prologue
385:Josephus
320:Luke 9:9
294:Josephus
277:Josephus
269:Herodias
261:tetrarch
244:Josephus
233:Herodias
226:reproved
198:holy day
3475:Events
3217:16 June
3169:24 June
3110:24 June
2960:16 June
2938:16 June
2912:16 June
2409:, 1630s
1709:in the
1593:to the
1530:Germany
1502:Prussia
1436:Serbian
1328:Antioch
1311:Baldwin
1305:by the
1272:Antioch
1230:Islamic
1145:Picardy
1065:Rufinus
1055:in the
1031:A 1742
964:in the
948:emperor
788:Serbian
780:Russian
481:Messiah
365:Matthew
265:Galilee
214:Galilee
192:or the
3546:Salome
3399:(1275)
3287:Flickr
3192:
3186:Zograf
3077:
3029:
2892:
2749:. 2011
2640:Salome
2636:, 1906
2630:Salome
2603:, 1877
2591:, 1876
2589:Salome
2556:Salome
2518:, 1865
2489:, 1665
2329:Salome
2309:Salome
2269:Titian
2222:Salome
2218:, 1511
2198:Salome
2188:Salome
2178:Salome
2104:Uffizi
2000:, 1435
1990:, 1426
1970:, 1385
1950:, 1330
1927:, 1320
1816:, Rome
1810:Titian
1785:, 1427
1715:Madrid
1643:Aretas
1627:Salome
1552:bishop
1516:Scetes
1498:Greece
1456:Helena
1393:Paul I
1370:Turkey
1218:skete
1153:Amiens
1079:under
1073:shrine
1061:relics
1053:Nablus
977:Relics
925:Comana
817:, and
738:feasts
675:Elijah
526:Prison
499:Andrew
437:Jordan
305:Aretas
281:Salome
135:Salome
3395:from
2677:Notes
2533:]
1886:Other
1880:Prado
1865:Malta
1651:Lyons
1591:relic
1528:, in
1520:Egypt
1385:Malta
1296:Chios
1250:Syria
1112:, in
1110:Emesa
1021:Syria
1015:, in
940:icons
913:Emesa
909:Arian
885:relic
447:Jesus
229:Herod
115:Feast
3385:and
3383:Icon
3249:2007
3219:2023
3190:ISSN
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