Saint John the Baptist

[CyrilSebastian]

Why does John get called John the Baptizer when he is referred to as John the Baptist?

[Benedict]

John the Baptist is a more commoner phrase for John the Baptizer, the Forerunner of Christ and the Last and Greatest Prophet.

[CyrilSebastian]

John the Baptist preached a message of repentance expressed in water baptism and   
bearing active fruit in one's life in preparation for the appearing of the Messiah.

[CyrilSebastian]

John the Baptist's entrance into the world was marked by angelic proclamation and divine intervention. (Luke 1: 57-80)   
John's birth parallels that of his cousin Jesus.

[CyrilSebastian]

While John was known as "the Baptist", he was the first prophet called by God since Malachi some 400 years earlier.

[CyrilSebastian]

John was of priestly descent. His mother Elizabeth was a descendant of Israel's first high priest named Aaron.

[CyrilSebastian]

As recorded in Luke's Gospel, John the Baptist's message of preparation sounded like this:   
He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

[CyrilSebastian]

Followers of John existed well into the 2nd century AD. Some followers proclaimed him to be the Messiah awaited by Jews.