John the Baptist, Patron Saint of Freemasonry.

 John the Baptist, Patron Saint of Freemasonry.

«The bearer of Divine Light»

The character of John the Baptist in the Christian Bible was a man of great integrity and moral rectitude. The baptizer of Jesus he saw his role in life not as the bearer of Divine Light but rather as its herald. What connection does he have to the Craft of Freemasonry and why has this mystic art chosen him as its patron saint?