Spanish: San Juan Bautista

Type: People/personalities Religion

Meaning: St. John the Baptist

Un ángel predicó el nacimiento del santo a su padre, Zacarías, aunque él y su esposa eran ya avanzadas de edad. Después de purificarse en el desierto, Juan bautizó a su primo, Jesús, quien entonces comenzó a predicar. Murió decapitado por el rey Herodes. Es uno de los santos más importantes del cristianismo. Su fiesta es el 24 de junio. (An angel foretold the birth of this saint to the Zachary, his father, despite the advanced age of Zachary and his wife. After purifying himself in the desert, John baptized his cousin, Jesus, who then began preaching to the masses. One of the most important Christian saints, he was later beheaded by King Herod. His feast day corresponds to the day of his birth, June 24.)