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December 14 · 1542–1591
St. John of the Cross
Doctor of the Dark Night
“In the evening of life, we will be judged on love alone.”
Biography
John of the Cross was a Spanish mystic, poet, and Doctor of the Church. Together with Teresa of Avila, he reformed the Carmelite Order. His writings on the dark night of the soul and the spiritual marriage remain supreme guides in mystical theology.
Patronage
- — Contemplatives
- — Mystics
- — Spanish poets
Virtues
- — Humility
- — Detachment
- — Faith
- — Hope
- — Love
Spirituality
carmelite Tradition