St. John the Beloved

According to the Gospels, Elizabeth and her husband Zachariah were childless and advanced in age. The angel Gabriel appeared to Zachariah and told him

“Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John. He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth, for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born.”

Elizabeth was also the cousin of Mary, mother of Jesus. When Mary came to visit Elizabeth, who was 6 month into her pregnancy, John leaped in her womb being called the first person to recognize Christ.

St.Elizabeth is the patron of pregnant women.