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St. John the Baptist
John the Baptist in the Wilderness, oil on panel by Geertgen tot Sint Jans, 15th century; in the GemƤldegalerie, Berlin.
The feast day of St. John the Baptist is celebrated on June 24. This date is observed as the feast of his nativity.12