The day of a saint's feast is sometimes the commemoration of the day they died or some other important event in their lives. Other days are picked somewhat randomly, as in the case of John the Apostle as we know neither the date of his birth or of his death. On any day of the year there may be 20 or more saints memorialized.
The Catholic Church celebrates John the Apostle's feast day on December 27. The Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates it on September 26.
December 27 is the feast day of Saint John the Apostle.
On the 27th of December 1866.
The feast of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist is on December 27 in the Roman Catholic Chruch.
St. John the Apostle is December 27. St. John the Baptist is June 24.
St. John the Apostle is December 27. St. John the Baptist is June 24.
Passover. (Matthew 26, Mark 14, Luke 22, John 13)
There are several saints memorialized on December 27 but the best known is St. John the Apostle.
28th December is the Feast of the Holy Innocents - those babies killed when Herod went on a rampage and massacred any young children and babies who might be Jesus. The Feast of Holy Innocents remembers those babies killed in place of Jesus. I believe you are referring to Good King Wenceslaus but his feast day is on September 28, not December 28. However, there is a well known carol about Good King Wenceslaus "Looking out on the Feast of Stephen" - December 26.
The apostle John was the youngest of the twelve apostles.
Roman Catholic AnswerSaint John, the apostle. his feast day is 27 December.
June 24th is the feast of John the Baptist.