In Luke 1:64, after this figure is named, his mouth is immediately "opened and his tongue loosed: and he spoke, blessing God."
In Luke 1:64, after this figure is named, his mouth is immediately "opened and his tongue loosed: and he spoke, blessing God." Earlier, this figure was called by his father's name, Zechariah, and the Visitation occurred when this figure's mother, Elizabeth, met her cousin Mary. Matthew 3:4 describes how this man's "clothes were made of camel's hair" and how his "food was locusts and wild honey" because he preached in the desert. He is commonly known as the Forerunner. For 10 points, name this saint whose epithet refers to a sacrament he performed by immersing Jesus in the River Jordan.
In Luke 1:64, after this figure is named, his mouth is immediately "opened and his tongue loosed: and he spoke, blessing God."
St. {John} the {Baptist} [or {Yochanan} ha-mmatbil; prompt on partial]