Blessed John Van Ruysbroeck
Also known as: John Ruysbroeck; Jan van Ruusbroec; Jan van Ruysbroek; John the Admirable Doctor; John the Divine Doctor; Ruysbroeck the Admirable
Feast Day
2-Dec
Born
1293 near Brussels, Belgium
Died
2 December 1381 at Groenendael of natural causes; relics translated to Saint Gudule’s, Brussels, Belgium in 1783, but were lost or destroyed during the French Revolution
Beatified
1 December 1908 by Pope Pius X
Biography
Blessed John Van Ruysbroeck, also known as John Ruysbroeck, Jan van Ruusbroec, Jan van Ruysbroek, John the Admirable Doctor, or John the Divine Doctor, was born in 1293 near Brussels, Belgium. While not much is known about his father, his mother was a devout woman who later entered a convent.
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