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	John of the Cross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Saint John of the Cross (Juan de la Cruz) (June 24, 1542 – December 14, 1591) was a major figure in the Catholic Reformation, a Spanish mystic and Carmelite friar born at Fontiveros, a small village near Ávila.
		John of the Cross is considered one of the foremost poets in the Spanish language.
		John wrote also three treatises on mystical theology, two of them concerning the two poems above, and supposedly explaining the meaning of the poems verse by verse and even word by word.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_of_the_Cross (816 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. John of the Cross
		John was sent to the poor school at Medina del Campo, whither the family had gone to live, and proved an attentive and diligent pupil; but when apprenticed to an artisan, he seemed incapable of learning anything.
		John of the Cross, as he now called himself, became the first master of novices, and laid the foundation of the spiritual edifice which soon was to assume majestic proportions.
		The best life of St. John of the Cross was written by JEROME DE SAN JOSÉ (Madrid, 1641), but, not being approved by the superiors, it was not incorporated in the chronicles of the order, and the author lost his position of annalist on account of it.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08480a.htm (1791 words)

	John of the Cross, St.
		John of the Cross, born John Yepes y Alvarez, a Spanish mystic, is considered one of the greatest poets of the Spanish Renaissance.
		John of the Cross became a Carmelite monk at the age of twenty-one and was ordained a priest when he was twenty-five.
		John of the Cross died in Ubeda on December 14, 1591.
	www.themystica.com /mystica/articles/j/john_of_the_cross_st.html (574 words)

	Saint John of the Cross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		John of the Cross is more renowned for his writings than for his life, which, apart from the sufferings inflicted on him by his cantankerous brethren in religion, and apart from his holiness and extraordinary sweetness of nature, is unremarkable.
		The fundamental contribution of John of the Cross to the doctrine of the spiritual life is, first, his exact treatment of the earliest stages of infused ('mystical') contemplation and, second, his clear, coherent exposition of the whole course of the interior life.
		John died at Ubeda on December 14th, 1591, was canonized in 1726 and was made a doctor of the church in 1926.
	www.deaconlaz.org /saint_john_of_the_cross.htm (1106 words)

	St. John of the Cross
		His wonderful love of the cross appeared in all his actions, and it was by meditating continually on the sufferings of Christ that it increased daily in his soul; for love made him desire to resemble his crucified Redeemer in all manner of humiliations and sufferings.
		John, living in the practice of extreme austerities, and in continual contemplation, fell sick, and when he could no longer conceal his distemper, the provincial ordered him to leave Pegnuela, that place being destitute of all relief, and gave him the choice either to go to Baeza or to Ubeda.
		John was canonized by Benedict XIII in 1726, and his office in the Roman Breviary was appointed on this 24th of November.
	www.ewtn.com /library/MARY/JOHNCROS.htm (3163 words)

	John of the Cross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		St John entered this new Bethlehem in a perfect spirit of sacrifice, and about two months after was joined by two others, who renewed their profession in 1568, St. John taking the new religious name of John of the Cross.
		John was kidnapped and suffered terribly under certain members of the original Carmelites including beatings and imprisonment.
		John, in the midst of all this, became ill and he chose to reside at a friary, which had a prior of the reform who held a grudge against him.
	www.monksofadoration.org /johnof.html (864 words)

	JUAN DE LA CRUZ - St John of the Cross - Juan de la Crux
		Among the Church's contemplatives, St. John is one of the acknowledged masters of mystical theology.
		John did continue his studies, however, notably at the University of Salamanca, which was noted for its excellent professors of Thomist philosophy--an influence which is apparent throughout his writings.
		John grew worse, and, realizing his time was short, he called for the Prior to beg forgiveness for all the trouble he had caused him.
	www.ocd.pcn.net /gvcrux.htm (1103 words)

	John of the Cross, Saint. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		It was in his prison cell that St. John wrote his famous Spiritual Canticle and began his Songs of the Soul.
		John is regarded by many as Spain’s finest lyric poet.
		After an escape (1578) considered by many to be miraculous, he went to Andalusia, where his last years were spent in a constant struggle against his opponents and in the creation of masterly prose treatises on mystical theology, notably The Dark Night of the Soul and The Ascent of Mount Carmel.
	www.bartleby.com /65/jo/JohnCros.html (258 words)

	Jordan Aumann OP: Ascetical Teaching of St. John of the Cross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A fundamental principle in the theology of St. John of the Cross is that God is all and, by comparison, we creatures are nothing.
		St. John of the Cross is adamant in insisting that the soul desirous of making spiritual progress must reject everything that does not lead to union with God.
		John then provides two sets of counsels, the first of which has to do with the control of the passions, which by their very nature are self-centered.
	www.domcentral.org /study/aumann/asceticjc.htm (1899 words)

	Carmelite Sisters D.C.J. -- St. John of the Cross
		John of the Cross, co-reformer of the Carmelite Order, was born in Spain in 1542 to a loving but extremely destitute family.
		John spent the rest of his life establishing monasteries, spreading his reform, and writing many spiritual works, which are now treasured by the Church.
		John of the Cross is one of the Church's most beloved mystics, known for his compassion and deep understanding of the inner workings of the soul.
	www.carmelitedcj.org /saints/j_cross.asp (450 words)

	TheologyBooks.com \| FEATURE CONTENT : Saint John of the Cross [Classic Spirituality]
		For modern Christians, Saint John of the Cross scores higher than most of the ancient spiritual masters on name recognition but he is among the most misunderstood of the saints.
		The life of Saint John of the Cross is one of those rags to riches kind of stories except that our hero insisted on continuing in a life of poverty.
		John was even imprisoned in a dark cell for nine months by opponents of the reform, and nearly died of poor nutrition.
	www.theologybooks.com /site/feature.cfm?tkey=76 (891 words)

	Pope John Paul II 14 December 1990 Apostolic Letter on 4th Centenary of the Death of St. John of the Cross
		John of the Cross is known in the Church and in the world of culture for many things.
		John of the Cross had to invent for his time a doctrinal system and practical approach to teaching faith in order to liberate it from perils that would waylay the faithful.
		It is a joy, in commemorating the death of St. John of the Cross, to attest to the multitudes of persons from the most diverse points of view who are drawn to his writings: mystics and poets, philosophers and psychologists, representatives of other religious creeds, men and women of culture, and plain folk.
	www.ewtn.com /library/PAPALDOC/JPMASTER.HTM (5365 words)

	Carmelite Studies VI: John Of The Cross -- THE INFLUENCE OF JOHN OF THE CROSS IN THE UNITED STATES: A PRELIMINARY ...
		John of the Cross and [Louis] Lallemant, as already stated, were his handbooks of mysticism and ascetic principles.
		John's name and doctrine were invoked again in a curious episode of the 1930s and 1940s, involving a popular retreat movement developed by a Canadian Jesuit and avid reader of St. John of the Cross, Onesimus Lacouture, SJ.
		John Paul II, "Master in the Faith: Apostolic Letter of His Holiness John Paul II for the Fourth Centenary of the Death of Saint John of the Cross," L'Osservatore Romano 52 (24 December 1990), #14.
	www.icspublications.org /archives/others/cs6_14.html (7874 words)

	St. John of the Cross
		John relied on others and allowed himself to be recruited by Teresa of Avila in her reform of Carmel.
		John was one of the original founders of the new order that God inspired St Teresa to initiate and played a vital role in many important offices that he held.
		John is a beloved lover and so caught up and absorbed in God that it would be impossible not to benefit from his moving, delicate and delightful words.
	www.doctorsofthecatholicchurch.com /JC.html (4978 words)

	Edith Stein and John of the Cross
		John of the Cross appears frequently in her later writings; she turned to him for reliable spiritual guidance during her years in Carmel.
		Teresa Benedicta of the Cross was encouraged to resume her writing, and it is especially in the works she wrote as a Carmelite and intended for publication that she develops her reflections on John of the Cross at greater length.
		We can note her approval of John’s love of Scripture and devotion to the liturgy, as well as her frequent references to the role of Our Lady in John’s life (something she found missing in Baruzi’s book); all of these themes were of great significance to her both as a Carmelite and a Christian.
	www.helpfellowship.org /Edith/Edith_Stein_and_john_of_the_cros.htm (4502 words)

	The Poems of St. John of the Cross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		John of the Cross (San Juan de la Cruz) did not write many poems, or, if he did, he took little care to preserve them.
		Barnstone, in his introduction, thus likens St. John of the Cross to Emily Dickinson, who likewise did not seek widespread distribution of her poetry in her lifetime.
		John of the Cross was a controversial figure -- imprisoned, tortured, crippled and outcast at various times, at any given point in his life he was more likely to have been excommunicated than canonised.
	www.aaabooksearch.com /Reviews/0811204499 (538 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Saint John of the Cross
		Metaphysics of Mysticism: A Commentary on the Mystical Philosophy of Saint John of the Cross, by Geoffrey K Mondello
		: A Homily for Saint John of the Cross, by John Sullivan, OCD
		Just as we can never separate asceticism from mysticism, so in Saint John of the Cross we find darkness and light, suffering and joy, sacrifice and love united together so closely that they seem at times to be identified.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/saintj23.htm (593 words)

	John of the Cross
		John is seen in his poverty-stricken childhood, and then as a young friar who becomes the leader of the reform with Teresa.
		Although John's works have in the past been relatively unknown in this country, Saint John of the Cross was the greatest poet that Spain has ever known.
		The music for JOHN OF THE CROSS was written to express both the action in the film and the inner action of the soul seeking God.
	www.excerptsofinri.com /john_of_the_cross.html (375 words)

	The Metaphysics of Mysticism: A Commentary on the Mystical Philosophy of St. John of the Cross
		Although this book is subtitled a “Commentary on the Mystical Philosophy of St. John of the Cross” it will become immediately evident to the reader that, both in scope and purpose, it is a commentary structured around some very specific epistemological issues.
		The verse by verse interpretation which St. John himself offers is, obviously, the first and most apparent level, a level where St. John provides us with an often detailed explication of the meaning behind his extremely subtle poetic utterances.
		The reason that I have chosen St. John is simply this: the works of St. John of the Cross, particularly the Ascent of Mount Carmel and The Dark Night of the Soul, stand, I think, as the culmination of the Western tradition of mysticism.
	www.johnofthecross.com (1370 words)

	St John of the Cross
		The Spaniard John Yepes (St. John of the Cross) was all thumbs when he tried to learn how to weave.
		Fortunately, the general superiors learned of this neglect and rebuked the guilty man. But when John of the Cross died on December 14, 1591, he was still under a cloud in his own religious order.
		Activist Catholics may not be attracted to a saint like John of the Cross because he embraced passivity and self-immolation.
	www.stthomasirondequoit.com /SaintsAlive/id115.htm (644 words)

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		Brother Brocard of St. Peter's relates that St. John enjoyed the beauties of nature and often took his monks with him out into the open countryside, either to pray among the rocks and woods or to relax by working in the fields, or simply just to go for a walk, for John was very human.
		With her son Francis, she had helped John from the very first in his reform of the Carmel at Duruelo and assisted him in restoring the ruins of the first monastery of the Discalced Carmelites.
		John had sent for him, for he knew that they would not see each other again on this earth and so he wanted to spend a few days with him.
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/1214.htm (2933 words)

	St. John of the Cross (1542-1591) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		John of the Cross stands as one of the most important mystical philosophers in Christian history.
		The son of a rich merchant, John was born Juan de Yepes y Alvarez in Fontiveros, Spain in 1542.
		John's father died when the boy was quite young, leaving his mother, a member of a lower social class, to raise him alone.
	www.ccel.org /j/john_cross/john.html (294 words)

	John of the Cross: bio and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The followers of St. John and St. Teresa differentiated themselves from the non-reformed communities by calling themselves the "discalced", EHandler: no quick summary.
		John of the Cross is considered one of the foremost poets in the Spanish language[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject].
		John bunyan (november 28, EHandler: no quick summary.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/jo/john_of_the_cross.htm (2361 words)

	Saint John of the Cross, Discalced Carmelite
		When John was six, his father became very ill. He was bed-ridden for two years thus using up all the family's savings.
		John took the name "John of the Cross" at this time.
		Both St Teresa of Avila and St John of the Cross have been declared Doctors of the Church.
	www.ourgardenofcarmel.org /stjohn.html (720 words)

	Poet: St John of the Cross - All poems of St John of the Cross
		Poet: St John of the Cross - All poems of St John of the Cross
		The son of poor silk weavers of Toledo, John was born Juan de Yepes y Alvarez in Fontiveros.
		John of the Cross -- from from Lives of the Saints with Reflections for Every Day of the...
	www.poemhunter.com /st-john-of-the-cross/poet-34197 (304 words)

	carmelite.com > Our saints > St John of the Cross > Main
		John's life was marked by suffering but he knew the security of the genuine selfless love of his mother and elder brother, Francisco.
		Purchase the official English translation of the Collected Works of St John of the Cross, at ICS Publications, Washington DC.
		A homily in honour of St. John of the Cross - Fr Greg Burke ocd
	www.carmelite.com /saints/john/index.shtml (277 words)

	St. John of the Cross - Saint of the Day - American Catholic
		John is a saint because his life was a heroic effort to live up to his name: “of the Cross.” The folly of the cross came to full realization in time.
		Uniquely and strongly John underlines the gospel paradox: The cross leads to resurrection, agony to ecstasy, darkness to light, abandonment to possession, denial to self to union with God.
		John is truly “of the Cross.” He died at 49—a life short, but full.
	www.americancatholic.org /Features/SaintOfDay?id=1229 (482 words)

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