# St. John the Evangelist — The Divine Comedy character guide

> St. John the Evangelist in The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** John

**First appearance:** 0096-canto-xxv

## Who they are

Examines Dante on charity in the Heaven of the Fixed Stars.

## In the story

### [Canto XXV: St. James Examines Dante on Hope](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se/chapters/canto-xxv)

St. John appears as a bright light, clarifies that his body is still on earth, and only Christ and Mary have ascended bodily.

### [Canto XXVI: St. John Examines Dante on Charity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se/chapters/canto-xxvi)

St. John examines Dante on the nature of his love for God.

### [Canto XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_divine_comedy_se/chapters/canto-xxxii)

Seated opposite Mary, he endured desert, martyrdom, and two years in Hell.

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