Portal:Catholic Church/Patron Archive/December 27

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|caption=Altar panel oil painting "John the Evangelist" by Hans Memling, circa 1468.

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Prayer: O Glorious Saint John, you were so loved by Jesus that you merited to rest your head upon his breast, and to be left in his place as a son to Mary. Obtain for us an ardent love for Jesus and Mary. Let me be united with them now on earth and forever after in heaven. Amen

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|Attributes= Book, a serpent in a chalice, cauldron, eagle

|Patronage= Love, loyalty, friendships, authors, booksellers, burn-victims, poison-victims, art-dealers, editors, publishers, scribes, examinations, scholars, theologians

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