... > Bible > New Testament > public life of Christ: from his baptism until the Passion > story of John the Baptist (Matthew 3; Mark 1:4-11; Luke 3:1-22; John 1:19-34) > martyrdom and death of John the Baptist (Matthew 14:3-12; Mark 6:17-29) > events after the burial of John the Baptist > the relics of John the Baptist > recovery of the head of John the Baptist > recovery of the head of John the Baptist in Komana (Comana), where the head is venerated by the Byzantine emperor