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<p> <b> JOHN. </b> —The father of [[Simon]] Peter (John 1:42; John 21:15-17, Revised Version NT 1881, OT 1885; Authorized Version <i> [[Jonas]] </i> ). See Peter. </p>

<p> ( Ἰωάννης , <i> ''''' Iōánnēs ''''' </i> ): The name of 4 persons: </p> <p> (1) [[John The Baptist]] (which see). </p> <p> (2) The apostle, the son of Zebedee, and brother of James (see [[John]] , The [[Apostle]] ). </p> <p> (3) A relative of [[Annas]] the high priest, who sat in the [[Sanhedrin]] when Peter and John were tried (Acts 4:6 ). Lightfoot supposes him to be the Jochanan ben [[Zacchai]] of the Talmud, who, however, did not belong to the family of the high priest. Nothing is really known of him. </p> <p> (4) [[John Mark]] (which see). </p> <p> (5) Father of [[Simon]] Peter (John 1:42; John 21:15 , John 21:17 , margin "Greek <i> '''''Joanes''''' </i> : called in Matthew 16:17 , Jonah"). </p>

<p> is the name of several early Scotch prelates: </p> <p> 1. [[Consecrated]] bishop of the see of [[Glasgow]] in 1115. Some time after he made a visit to the [[Holy]] Land. He rebuilt and adorned the cathedral church, and consecrated it in July, 1136; divided the diocese into two archdeaconries of Glasgow and Teviotdale, set up the offices of dean, subdean, chancellor, treasurer, sacrist, chantor, and succentor, and settled a prebend upon each of them out of the donations he had received from the king. He was witness to a charter of St. David's to the monastery of Newbottle in 1140. He died May 28, 1147. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 232. </p> <p> 2. A monk of Sais, in Normandy, and bishop of the see of the [[Isles]] about 1151. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 297. </p> <p> 3. Consecrated (with Hugh) bishop of St. Andrews in 1178. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 12. </p> <p> 4. [[Bishop]] of [[Caithness]] in 1185, and witness to king [[William]] in a donation to the abbey of Kinloss, at the time when [[Hugo]] was chancellor of the kingdom. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 206. </p> <p> 5. Bishop of [[Galloway]] in 1189. He became a monk of [[Holyrood]] House in 1206, and died in 1209. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 272. </p> <p> 6. Bishop of [[Aberdeen]] about 1200, and such in 1201. He died in 1207. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 105. </p> <p> 7. [[Probably]] bishop of the Isles in 1226. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 299. </p> <p> 8. Bishop of [[Dunkeld]] in 1356, and was still such in 1365. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 84. </p> <p> 9. Probably bishop of the Isles about 1388. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 304. </p> <p> 10. Bishop of Ross in 1420, and witness in the same year to a resignation made by William Graham of his barony of Kerdale into the hands of Thomas, earl of Moray. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 189. </p> <p> 11. Bishop of the Isles about 1490, and privy-councillor to king James IV, from whom he received the abbacy of Icolumkill in 1507. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 305. </p> <p> 12. Bishop of [[Argyle]] in 1499. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 288. </p> <p> 13. [[Joannes]] Electus Sodoren, sat in the [[Parliament]] in 1524. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 306. </p>