Set high on a hill in a remote position, the site of St John's church Boldre is thought to have been a place of worship for more than 4,000 years. Construction of the church as it is seen today is considered to have commenced in 1079 on the orders of William I.

Jon

September 15, 2020

Beautiful old church in Boldre.

JakobusPilger

May 1, 2025

With the patronage of "Saint John the Baptist," a saint considered a forerunner of Jesus Christ was chosen for this church and its congregation. In Christian theology, he is the voice of one crying in the wilderness prophesied in the Old Testament book of Isaiah: "A voice calls out: 'In the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God!'" (Lutheran Bible).
John is the son of Zechariah and Elizabeth, who was visited by the Mother of God, Mary, when she learned from the Archangel Gabriel that she herself would give birth to Jesus Christ, and her—until then childless—relative was still pregnant in old age.
The feast day of Saint John the Baptist in the calendar of saints is June 24.

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