Saint John the Baptist, martyr

August 29th I century

Memory of the martyrdom of saint John the Baptist, who Herod Antipas held imprisoned in the fortress of Machaerus, and who, on the day of his birthday, was beheaded at the request of the daughter of Herodias. In this way, the forerunner of the Lord, as a lit and shining light, in death as in life gave testimony of truth (century I). Roman martyrology