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Juan de la Cruz

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born

June 14, 1542 in Fontiveros, Old Castile, Spain

died

December 14, 1591

gender

male

genre

Religion & Spirituality

influences

Santa Teresa de Jesús

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John of the Cross (Spanish: San Juan de la Cruz), born Juan de Yepes Alvarez, was a major figure of the Counter-Reformation, a Spanish mystic, Catholic saint, Carmelite friar and priest..

Saint John of the Cross was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is considered, along with Saint Teresa of Ávila, as a founder of the Discalced Carmelites. He is also known for his writings. Both his poetry and his studies on the growth of the soul are considered the summit of mystical Spanish literature and one of the peaks of all Spanish literature. He was canonized as a saint in 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII. He is one of the thirty-three Doctors of the Church.

See also: John of the Cross.

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Books by Juan de la Cruz

Average rating: 4.23 · 2206 ratings · 143 reviews · 14 distinct works

	Dark Night of the Soul by Juan de la Cruz, E. Allison Peers (Translator) 416 avg rating — 1634 ratings — published 1984 — 53 editions	My rating:
	The Collected Works of Saint John of the Cross 452 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 1591 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Ascent of Mount Carmel 431 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1958 — 35 editions	My rating:
	The Poems of St. John of the Cross by Juan de la Cruz, John Frederick Nims (Translator), St. John of the Cross 418 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1929 — 19 editions	My rating:
	John of the Cross: Selected Writings by Juan de la Cruz, Kieran Kavanaugh (Editor) 453 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Cantico espiritual by Juan de la Cruz, San Juan De La Juan De La Cruz, San Juan de La Cruz 500 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1935 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Spiritual Canticle of St. John of the Cross by Juan de la Cruz, Pascal Pierini (Translator) 500 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1991	My rating:
	Meditations with John of the Cross by Juan de la Cruz, Camille Anne Campbell, Camille A. Campbell 500 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1989	My rating:
	John of the Cross: Selections from The Dark Night and Other Writings by Juan de la Cruz, HarperCollins Publishers, Spiritual Classics HarperCollins 500 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2004	My rating:
	Darkness and light;: Selections from St. John of the Cross by Juan de la Cruz, Catharine Hughes 500 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1972 — 2 editions	My rating: