John was one of Jesus? original disciples. He traveled everywhere with Jesus and was known as the beloved disciple. He is the only one of the twelve not to forsake Jesus during his death on the cross. He stood at the foot of the cross and was made guardian of Mary, Mother of God. He wrote the fourth Gospel, three Epistles and the Book of the Apocalypse. Many miracles surround John. For instance, once he was thrown into a cauldron of boiling oil but stepped out unharmed. He survived all of the other disciples.