John of Patmos
Christian saint and author of the Book of Revelation
b. 1st century · d. 1st millennium
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 some biblical historians, he was exiled as a result of anti-Christian persecution under the Roman emperor Domitian.
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How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
Also recorded as
- Beloved Disciple possibly same
- John the Presbyter possibly same
- John the Evangelist possibly same
- John the Apostle possibly same
Documents
- Book of Revelation author
Glosses
- The five Johns Wikidata carries five separate items for John — the apostle, the evangelist, the beloved disciple, the presbyter and the seer of Patmos — linked to one another by P460, and this dataset keeps all five rather than…