Juan de Yepes y Álvarez

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Juan de Yepes y Álvarez, better known as Saint John of the Cross, was a 16th-century Spanish mystic, poet, and Carmelite friar renowned for his profound writings on Christian mysticism and the reform of the Carmelite order.

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Juan de Yepes y Álvarez canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Carmelite friar
Catholic priest
Catholic saint
Christian mystic
Christian theologian
Spanish writer
human
mystic
poet
alsoKnownAs John of the Cross
linked to: San Juan de la Cruz

San Juan de la Cruz
birthName Juan de Yepes y Álvarez
canonizationStatus canonized saint
centuryOfActivity 16th century
collaboratedWith Teresa of Ávila
countryOfBirth Crown of Castile
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
countryOfDeath Crown of Castile
ethnicGroup Spaniard
familyName de Yepes
Álvarez
fieldOfWork Christian mysticism
religious poetry
spiritual theology
givenName Juan
influenced Carmelite spirituality
Christian spirituality
Spanish literature
knownFor reform of the Carmelite Order
writings on the dark night of the soul
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Spanish
memberOf Carmelite Order
Discalced Carmelites
movement Carmelite Reform
Spanish mysticism
notableWork Ascent of Mount Carmel
Dark Night of the Soul
Living Flame of Love
Spiritual Canticle
occupation friar
mystic writer
poet
priest
theologian
placeOfBirth Fontiveros
placeOfDeath Úbeda
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
title Doctor of the Church
veneratedIn Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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San Juan de la Cruz birthName Juan de Yepes y Álvarez
Juan de Yepes y Álvarez birthName Juan de Yepes y Álvarez