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John of the Cross |
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John of the Cross n (Biographies / John of the Cross, Saint (1542-1591) M, Spanish, RELIGION: monk, WRITING: poet, RELIGION: mystic) Saint. original name Juan de Yepis y Alvarez. 1542-91, Spanish Carmelite monk, poet, and mystic. He founded the Discalced Carmelites with Saint Teresa (1568). Feast day: Dec. 14 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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John of the Cross, Blake, Van Gogh, Kafka, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Pier Paolo Pasolini, and various other film-makers-the visionary Jasper conflates them all into one vast generic landscape of the mind. Since the Protestant Reformation, Catholic spirituality has been dominated by prayer involving words and formulas, obscuring the contemplative tradition evident in figures such as Gregory of Nyssa, John Cassian, Bernard of Clairvaux, Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, and Therese of Lisieux. Conveying the power of hands and touch, John of the Cross would capture this when he wrote: "0 soothing hand |
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