John the Evangelist is the name traditionally given to the author of the Gospel of John. Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John of Patmos, and John the Presbyter, alt
Saint John the Evangelist with an eagle, Lorsch Gospels (9th century)
Print of John the Evangelist
St. John the Evangelist by Joan de Joanes (1507–1579), oil on panel
Saint John the Evangelist by Domenichino (1621–29)
John of Patmos is the name traditionally given to the author of the Book of Revelation. Revelation 1:9 states that John was on Patmos, an Aegean island off the coast of Roman Asia, where according to
John the Evangelist
…c. 100 AD) is the name traditionally given to the author of the Gospel of John. Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John of Patmos, and John the Presbyter, although there is no consensus on how many of these may actually be the same individual. The exact identity of John – and the…
Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos by Hieronymus Bosch, 1488
Nicolas Poussin's Landscape with Saint John on Patmos (1640)