Another answer from our community:This depends entirely on one's definition of 'shortly.' Since the Gospel accounts after the Baptism of Jesus are focusing on Jesus and not John, it is difficult to get an exact time frame. However, it certainly was within the three year time period of Jesus' ministry as it occurred before Jesus' own death. John also spent some time in prison before being executed. There was also a period of time between John's being executed and Jesus being crucified. So, it would appear to have been anything from 6 months to 2 or slightly more years after.
According to the Gospel records, it would appear that John may have been arrested relatively soon after Jesus was baptized. However, we do not know the length of his imprisonment. We know that there were gaps in the chronological record and we also know that we do not know how long these were. There is of course nothing unusual in this in either the Gospels or in other ancient writings which tended to focus on key events rather than strict chronology.
John the Baptist (who was actually a second cousin of Jesus') was beheaded.
it is when John was beheaded
no
probably with a sword
Saint John the Baptist was beheaded under orders from King Herod.
King Herod Antipas had John the Baptist beheaded (Mat 14:1).
John the Baptist was beheaded by Herod the king. Herod did not like it that John told him he was a sinner.
John the Baptist
No, Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452, about 1400 years after John the Baptist was beheaded.
John the Baptist was only put to death one time. He was beheaded in prison by the king.
There is nothing in the Bible that says John the Baptist changed his name to Mark. Soon after we first read about John the baptist he is beheaded and that's the last we hear about him.
There was St. John the Baptist who was beheaded before the death of Jesus, and St. John the Apostle who wrote the book of John. They were different people.