saint john of the cross

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Definition of saint john of the cross in English English dictionary

Spanish San Juan de la Cruz orig. Juan de Yepes y Álvarez born June 24, 1542, Fontiveros, Spain died Dec. 14, 1591, Ubeda; canonized 1726; feast day December 14 Spanish mystic, poet, Doctor of the Church, and reformer of monasticism. He became a Carmelite monk at Medina del Campo and was ordained a priest in 1567. Joining St. Teresa of Ávila in her effort to restore the Carmelites to their original austerity, he cofounded the Discalced Carmelite order in 1568. He opened the first Discalced Carmelite monastery at Duruelo a year later, but reform caused friction within the order and led to his imprisonment at Toledo. He escaped in 1578 and later won high office in the order. In his great mystical poetry, including "The Dark Night of the Soul," he traced the steps of the soul's ascent to union with God

Hyphenation

saint John of the Cross

Turkish pronunciation

seynt cän ıv dhi krôs

Pronunciation

/ˈsānt ˈʤän əv ᴛʜē ˈkrôs/ /ˈseɪnt ˈʤɑːn əv ðiː ˈkrɔːs/