St John the Evangelist, apostle

John is often depicted holding a chalice with a serpent in it, symbolic of the apocryphal story in which John blesses a cup of poisoned wine that he is given, and the poison rises in the form of a serpent.
Iconclass reference: 11H(JOHN)

See also

St John the Evangelist writing the Gospel.

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	Scenes from the Bible and the Life of St Teilo artist: Alan Durst 1952 Llandaff Cathedral, Llandaff, Cardiff nave
	St Peter and St John with St David and St Deiniol firm/studio: C.E. Kempe & Co Ltd 1909 Church of St Peter, Pwllheli, Gwynedd north wall of the north aisle
	Christ in Glory with Saints and Angels firm/studio: Celtic Studios glass painter: John Edwards designer: Bryan Tobias Evans cartoonist: Fred Prior cartoonist: Fred Haycock 1958 Church of St David, Nefyn, Gwynedd east wall of the chancel
	Dedwyddwch y Nef about 1832-1842 National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
	St John the Divine patron: John Patrick Crichton-Stuart artist: Ceccardo Fucigna firm/studio: J Barkentin about 1875 Cardiff Castle, Cardiff Lord Bute's bedroom
	The Crucifixion with Saints artist: Jill Young 2000 Church of St Thomas, St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire sanctuary
	Virgin and Child with St Peter and St John Church of St Theodore, Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot south chapel
	Christ the Good Shepherd with St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist patron: John Patrick Crichton-Stuart firm/studio: Lavers, Barraud & Westlake about 1890 Church of St John the Baptist, Cardiff east wall of the Lady Chapel
	St John the Evangelist with Moses and St Paul 1864 Church of St John the Baptist, Cardiff
	Christ in Glory with Saints and other Characters from the Bible firm/studio: G. Maile & Son about 1965 Arlington Road Presbyterian Chapel, Porthcawl, Bridgend rear wall