St John the BaptistJohn the Baptist, St (d. c.30) Son of Zachariah and Elizabeth (cousin of the Virgin Mary), and the 'forerunner' whose ministry of preaching and baptism prepared the way for the message of Jesus. Appeared c. 27 by the banks of the Jordan preaching repentance. He baptised Jesus in the Jordan and hailed him as the 'Lamb of God'. Later beheaded by Herod Antipas at the instigation of Salome due to his criticism of Herod's incestuous marriage to Herodias (Matthew 14:1-12), which is affectionately known as the CathedralCathedral (Latin cathedra' throne') Church which contains the throne of the bishop and hence the mother church of the diocese of the Peak, is a grade 1 listed 14th century church situated in the Peak District village of Tideswell, and is part of the wider Tideswell ParishParish Area with its own church, served by a priest who has the spiritual care of all those living within it. The system evolved gradually, reaching completion by the 13th century.