John of the Cross

Type Figure Region Spain Time 1542–1591 Also known as Saint John of the Cross、Juan de la Cruz

Spanish Carmelite friar, mystic poet, and theologian born at Fontiveros in 1542 and died at Úbeda in 1591;…

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1542–1567Fontiveros · Castile and LeónFrom a poor family in childhood, he entered the Carmelite monastery at Medina del Campo in 1554, received theological training, was ordained priest in 1564, and practiced in Toledo and elsewhere.
1568–1570On the banks of the Duero · CastileAfter meeting Teresa of Ávila in 1567 he devoted himself to the reform, founding the first male monastery on the banks of the Duero in 1568 and serving as prior; 1561–1570 was the core period of construction of the Spanish mystical reform.
1571–1591Granada · AndalusiaImprisoned due to internal opposition to the reform, he wrote masterpieces such as Dark Night of the Soul in prison; after release he continued writing and supervising monasteries, and died of illness at Úbeda in 1591.

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