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St. John of the Cross (1542–1591)

Author of The Dark Night of the Soul

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St. John of the Cross represents the pinnacle of Spanish mysticism. In contrast to St. Teresa's works, which refer frequently to things of this world, St. John's poetry works on a purely spiritual, abstract plane. His poems consist of allegorical descriptions of the journey of his spirit through show more mortification of earthly appetites, illumination, and purification of the soul to union with God. In his prose commentaries on his own poems he laments the insufficiency of language to communicate his mystical experiences and his interior life. A disciple of St. Teresa, he became the spiritual director of her convent at Avila in 1572 and was responsible for carrying out many of her rigorous new programs for the Carmelite Order. Objections to his extreme reforms led to a period of imprisonment and torture in Toledo. During this time, according to tradition, he wrote Spiritual Canticle. His concentrated symbolic poetry has been studied with enthusiasm by such modern poets as T. S. Eliot, Paul Valery, and Jorge Guillen. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Also includes: St. John (4), de la Cruz Juan (3), Saint John (2), Juan de la Cruz (1), Juan de la Cruz (2)

Disambiguation Notice:

Please don't confuse with Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz (c. 1650 - 1695), who was a Mexican nun

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Works by St. John of the Cross

The Dark Night of the Soul (1959) 2,551 copies
The Ascent of Mount Carmel (1958) 484 copies
Spiritual Canticle (1961) 242 copies
The Living Flame of Love (1962) 239 copies
Counsels of Light and Love (1953) 51 copies
Obras escogidas (1959) 24 copies
Elizabeth of the Trinity (2016) 23 copies
Mystieke werken (1980) 16 copies
Opere (1998) 12 copies
Llama de amor viva (1999) 7 copies
Selected Writings (1987) 4 copies
Obra completa, 2 (2015) 4 copies
Opere 3 copies
La notte oscura (1995) 3 copies
Noite Obscura, A (1899) 3 copies
Fiamma d'amor viva (1998) 3 copies
Noche Oscura (Logos) (2003) 3 copies
Obras Misticas (1998) 2 copies
Poesía y prosa (1982) 2 copies
OPERE (2012) 2 copies
Il genio femminile (1999) 2 copies
Escritos breves (1996) 2 copies
Les mots d'ordre (1989) — Author — 2 copies
Gotteserfahrung (1996) 2 copies
Páginas escogidas (1940) 2 copies
Ouvres spirituelles (1947) 1 copy
Opere complete (2020) 1 copy
Notte oscura 1 copy
Andelig Sång B (2005) 1 copy
Noc ciemna (2019) 1 copy
Piesn duchowa (2019) 1 copy
Misli (2003) 1 copy
Dunkle Nacht (2008) 1 copy
Pesmi 1 copy
I mistici del nord (1981) 1 copy
Oeuvres complètes (1992) 1 copy
Dark Night 1 copy
Obra completa (2015) 1 copy
poesies completes (1988) 1 copy
The Complete Works III (1947) 1 copy
Obras. (1968) 1 copy
Vivo sin vivir en mí (2014) 1 copy
Antología 1 copy
Noche oscura (2007) 1 copy
Dark Night of the Soul — Author — 1 copy
Lírica 1 copy
COMO TENDRE YO ORACION (1979) 1 copy

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Legal name
Yepes y Álvarez, Juan de
Other names
San Juan de la Cruz
Iohannes a Cruce
Juan de la Cruz, Santo
Birthdate
1542-06-24
Date of death
1591-12-14
Burial location
Convento de San José, Segovia, Spain
Gender
male
Nationality
Spain
Birthplace
Fontiveros, Ávila, Crown of Castile
Place of death
Úbeda, Kingdom of Jaén, Crown of Castile
Cause of death
erysipelas
Places of residence
Medina del Campo, Spain
Toledo, Spain
Salamanca, Spain
Education
University of Salamanca (Philosophy)
Colegio de San Andrés
Occupations
monk
Carmelite Priest (ordained 1567)
mystic
poet
Relationships
Teresa of Ávila (mentor)
Organizations
Order of the Discalced Carmelites (founder with Teresa of Ávila)
Roman Catholic Church
Awards and honors
Beatified (1675)
Canonized (1726)
Doctor of the Church (1926)
Short biography
Saint John of the Cross, O.C.D. (Spanish: San Juan de la Cruz; 1542– 14 December 1591), was a major figure of the Counter-Reformation, a Spanish mystic, a Roman Catholic saint, a Carmelite friar and a priest who was born at Fontiveros, Old Castile.
Disambiguation notice
Please don't confuse with Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz (c. 1650 - 1695), who was a Mexican nun

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This is a small pamphlet containing quotes from previously published editions of St, John of the Cross' works.
 
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CarmelKilmacud | Nov 8, 2022 |
"dark night" is obvi a gorgeous masterpiece (albeit one i have some misgivings w)

but FUCK this is one of the worst publications i have seen of ANY book

the typesetting, the printing, the editing, and the design r ALL atrocious in their own way separately, but together they create a new subtle flavor of bewildering, annoying, confusing, and unhelpful arrangements on each page
 
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