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Detail of A Statue of Saint John of The Cross In The Plaza De Las Carmelites Beas De Segura Jaén Spain Date And Artist Unknown Photographed By Cosasdebeas On 29 November 2009
Detail of A Statue of Saint John of The Cross In The Plaza De Las Carmelites Beas De Segura Jaén Spain Date And Artist Unknown Photographed By Cosasdebeas On 29 November 2009

Saint John of The Cross

Also known as: Doctor of Mystical Theology; John della Croce; John de la Croix; John de la Cruz; John vom Kreuz; Juan de Santa María de Yepes; Johannes av Korset

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

December 14

Born

June 24, 1542

Died

December 14, 1591

Canonized

27 December 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII

Beatified

25 January 1675 by Pope Clement X

Biography

Saint John of the Cross, also known as Doctor of Mystical Theology, John della Croce, John de la Croix, John de la Cruz, John vom Kreuz, Juan de Santa María de Yepes, and Johannes av Korset, was born on June 24, 1542, in Fontiveros, Spain. He was born into poverty and experienced a humble upbringing....