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[[image:Jean le PrécurseurJohn the Forerunner.jpg|right|thumb|St Jean le PrécurseurJohn the Foreruner, the cousin du of Christ et dernier des prophètesand the last prophete.]]Le glorieux The glorious [[ProphèteProphete]] and Précurseur Forerunner '''Jean le BaptisteJohn the Baptist''' est aussi appelé also known as "Jean le PrécurseurJohn the Forerunner" car il était le précurseur because he was the foreruner '''précurseur du forerunner of [[Christ]]. He was an [[ascetic]] and great prophet, who [[baptism|baptized]] Christ and became one of the most revered [[saint]]s in the [[Orthodox Church]]. John is a cousin of Christ through his mother [[Elizabeth]] who was the daughter of Zoia. Zoia is the sister of Christ's [[Anna|grandmother]]. He was later beheaded by Herod in the first century to satisfy the request of Herod's stepdaughter, Salome, and wife Herodias. Because he baptized Christ, he is the [[patron saint]] of [[godparent]]s. He is sometimes called the ''Angel of the Desert''; because of this title, he is sometimes depicted with wings.