Saint John of Jerusalem (3 Baramudah)
The supplied excerpts do not establish the identity, life, or commemoration of the saint named in this editorial topic.
In brief
Saint John of Jerusalem, designated in this entry’s title for 3 Baramudah, cannot be identified securely from the supplied passages. The excerpts describe several other figures named John, but none explicitly connects that name, Jerusalem, and the stated commemoration. A biographical account therefore requires additional source material.
Overview
Source limitation: The supplied material does not support a biographical article on the precise editorial topic, Saint John of Jerusalem (3 Baramudah). The name and date are retained as the assigned title, not presented as independently verified information. The unresolved identification and commemoration are recorded in the ungrounded list.
Identification and similarly named saints
Several supplied excerpts identify saints named John by a particular office, locality, or feast date. These explicit identifiers are important when assessing whether a passage can support this entry: the account of John of Armant calls him a bishop and assigns 7 Kiyahk, while the account of John the Baptist identifies the New Testament forerunner of the Messiah and assigns 30 Ba’unah.12
John, bishop of Armant
The encyclopedia’s entry is headed “John, Saint, Bishop of Armant” and gives his feast day as 7 Kiyahk. Its opening places his parents in Armant, also called Hermonthis, and describes their occupation as carpentry. Those details belong to the subject explicitly identified by that entry; they do not establish the identity requested here.1
John the Baptist
The account of John the Baptist calls him the forerunner of the Messiah and gives his feast day as 30 Ba’unah. It also situates his traditional birthplace at ‘Ayn Karim, approximately four miles west of Jerusalem. This geographical reference concerns the Baptist’s birth tradition, rather than an identification of a saint under the title used for the present entry.2
John of Sanhut and the Shubra relic tradition
The passage on Dayr Yuhanna at Damanhur Shubra reports that, according to Abu al-Makarim, the body of Saint John of Sanhut was preserved in the church of Saint Theodorus at Shubra and subsequently transferred to the Church of Our Lady in the same town. Its discussion of al-Maqrizi’s account assigns the associated feast to 8 Bashans.3
These passages supply useful identifying information for their own subjects, but they should not be combined into a life of the saint named in this entry. A source explicitly identifying John of Jerusalem and his association with 3 Baramudah is needed before a grounded account of his history, spiritual significance, or liturgical commemoration can be written.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
- Do the supplied sources identify Saint John of Jerusalem?
- None of the supplied excerpts explicitly identifies a Saint John of Jerusalem commemorated on 3 Baramudah. His biography and feast date cannot be verified from this material.
- Can the account of Saint John of Armant be used for this saint?
- The supplied account identifies its subject as bishop of Armant and gives his feast as 7 Kiyahk. It provides no identification with the Saint John of Jerusalem named in this entry.
- Do the passages about Saint John’s relics at Shubra concern this saint?
- The passage about Damanhur Shubra identifies the relics as those of Saint John of Sanhut and gives the associated feast as 8 Bashans. It does not connect them with Saint John of Jerusalem or 3 Baramudah.
References
Sources
- 1.The Coptic Encyclopedia, Volume 5 — Aziz S. Atiya (Editor in Chief) (p. 1)
JOHN, SAINT, Bishop of Armant (feast day: 7 Kiyahk). According to the SYNAXARION of Upper Egypt, John's parents, who were citizens of the town of Armant (Hermonthis), practiced the trade of carpentry.
- 2.The Coptic Encyclopedia, Volume 5 — Aziz S. Atiya (Editor in Chief) (p. 4)
JOHN THE BAPTIST, SAINT, in the New Testament the forerunner of the Messiah (feast day: 30 Ba’unah). He is called Ioannes ho Baptistes because in Matthew 3:6-11 he prepares for the coming of Christ by administering the baptism of conversion and penance. His origin and mission are described in Luke 1:5-80 as parallel to those of Jesus Christ. Life John is the son of Zechariah, of priestly family, and Elizabeth, and his birth is considered miraculous because of the old age of his parents. Tradition situates the event in ‘Ayn Karim, a small village some 4 miles (about 7 km) west of Jerusalem.
- 3.The Coptic Encyclopedia, Volume 3 — Aziz S. Atiya (Editor in Chief) (p. 519)
ABU AL-MAKARIM (1177-1204) devotes a short passage to Damanhur Shubra (1984, p. 25). According to this author, the body of Saint John of Sanhut was preserved in the church of Saint Theodorus at Shubra. It was transferred to the Church of Our Lady in the same town. Al-MAQRIZI (d. 1441) devotes a chapter to the feast of Saint John, which was fixed at 8 Bashans (Vol. 1, pp. 68-80).
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