St. John the Evangeleslist was a son of Zebedee and his mother's name was Salome. They lived on the shores of Galelee. When John the baptist preached in the wilderness of Jordan SS. John and James followed the baptist when he preached repentance in the wilderness of Jordan.
John was with Jesus at the marrage feast of Cana, went with him to Capernaum, and after that never left him.
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