Saint John of the Cross
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- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Renaissance
- Categories: Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Reformation, Christianity, Christians, Churches, Theology, Theologians, Catholic Church, Catholics, Saints, Prophets, Monks, Nuns, Monasteries, Convents
- Curriculum: Renaissance History, Spanish/Portuguese History
Article abstract: Saint John of the Cross contributed to the renewal of monastic life and to the development of mystical theology during the golden age of the Catholic Reformation. His most lasting contribution has been to Western mysticism.
Early Life
Juan de Yepes y Álvarez (Saint John of the Cross) was born on June 24, 1542, in Fontiveros, Spain, a town of five thousand inhabitants situated on the Castilian tableland. His father, Gonzalo de Yepes, was the son of a prosperous local silk merchant. Gonzalo was disinherited for marrying Catalina...
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