Chicagiensis on Instagram: "Saint John the Baptist Celebrated on many feast days - August 29, his martyrdom Saint John the Baptist was born to Zechariah and Elizabeth, cousin to the Virgin Mary, who were miraculously bore John later in life. John was an evangelizer, preaching the Good News, pointing the way to Christ, most famously baptizing Jesus himself in the River Jordan. King Herod ultimately imprisoned him and had him beheaded. In Chicago, we had several parishes named after Saint John the