St. Jean Baptiste
"St. Jean Baptiste" is French for John the Baptist. It is used in the names of some churches and places, and two other saints have names derived from him.
- St. Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, the patron saint of teachers.
- John Vianney, the patron saint of priests, sometimes styled St. Jean Baptiste Mary Vianney
Famous quotes containing the words jean baptiste and/or baptiste:
“This is not how nature speaks.”
—Molière [Jean Baptiste Poquelin] (1622–1673)
“Napoleon has not been conquered by men. He was greater than any of us. God punished him because he relied solely on his own intelligence until that incredible instrument was so strained that it broke.”
—Jean Baptiste Bernadotte (1763–1844)