Saint Blog post

 Saint John the Baptist was born to a mother that was barren but in the bible it says got answered her prayers and let her conceive a child. When he grew older he became a preacher and talked about Jesus's/God's word and would baptize men. In the Bible it says that he was the man that baptized Jesus and when he did the Holy Spirit came down and told Jesus that he was the Son of God. He was a preacher most of his life and used to gather quite a crowd. His most famous/used line is “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist and to eat he would have locust and wild honey. People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan. So as you can see we was an ordanariy guy that was blessed by God and who could draw massive crowds to hear him speak and to be baptized by him. In the Gospel accounts of John's death, Herod has John imprisoned for denouncing his incestuous marriage, and later executes John by beheading. John condemned Herod for marrying Herodias (who was not only his brother Philip's former wife but also Herod's niece) in violation of Old Testament Law. Later Herodias's daughter Salome (who was both Herod's grand-niece and stepdaughter) dances before Herod, who offers her a favor in return. Herodias tells her to ask for the head of John the Baptist, which is delivered to her on a plate (Mark 6:14-29).