The answer to this question depends on which gospel is preferred as a source.
The earliest text found of any of the gospels, which is believed by some scholars to be the first gospel written, The...
No, John the Baptist did not carry a physical cross, but like every follower of Our Blessed Lord, he had his cross to bear. In John the Baptist's case, his cross was Herod who ended up executing him.
John, alone among the gospels, says that the "disciple whom Jesus loved" stood at the foot of the cross with Mary. All the other New Testament gospels say that Mary stood afar off, and any mention of...
John the Baptist is the man who baptized Jesus Christ in the Jordan river and who became one of his first twelve disciples. John the Baptist is also Jesus's cousin. As for the baptist bird, once...