St. John of the Cross. – Juan de Yepes y Álvarez was born in Spain and entered the Carmelite Order as a young man. After a meeting with St. Teresa of Avila, he joined her attempts at reforming the order and pledged himself to a more stringently monastic and studious life than Carmelites then practiced. Arrested, imprisoned, and tortured for his beliefs by his fellow monks, John underwent . with calm hands, that hour, my neck, in wounding, left all my senses hanging. Self abandoned, self forgot, my face inclined to the beloved one: all ceased, and I was not, my cares now left behind, and gone: there among the lilies all forgotten. The Poems of St. John of the Cross. San Juan de la Cruz, the great sixteenth-century Spanish mystic, is regarded by many as Spain's finest poet. Passionate, ecstatic, and spiritual, his poems are a blend of exquisite lyricism and profound mystical thought. In The Poems of St. John of the Cross John Frederick Nims presents his superlative translation of the complete poems, re-creating the religious fervor of/5.
St. John of the Cross, Spanish San Juan de la Cruz, original name Juan de Yepes y Álvarez, (born J, Fontiveros, Spain—died Decem, Ubeda; canonized ; feast day December 14), one of the greatest Christian mystics and Spanish poets, doctor of the church, reformer of Spanish monasticism, and cofounder of the contemplative order of Discalced Carmelites. Juan de Yepes Álvarez. Profile: Spanish poet from the XVIth century ( - ). Known in English as John of the Cross. Sites: Wikipedia, Wikipedia. Aliases: St John Of The Cross. Variations. John of the Cross (born Juan de Yepes y Álvarez; Spanish: Juan de la Cruz; 24 June - 14 December ), venerated as Saint John of the Cross, was a Spanish Catholic priest, mystic, and a Carmelite friar of converso origin. He is a major figure of the Counter-Reformation in Spain, and he is one of the thirty-six Doctors of the Church.. John of the Cross is known especially for his writings.
St. John of the Cross is considered one of Spanish literature’s most important poets, and his works have been translated many times since his death. In the 20th century, poets John Frederick Nims and Willis Barnstone translated the poetry of St. John of the Cross into English. Spanish poets. John of the Cross (born Juan de Yepes y Álvarez; Spanish: Juan de la Cruz; 24 June – 14 December ), venerated as Saint John of the Cross, was a Spanish Catholic priest, mystic, and a Carmelite friar of converso origin. The Poems of St. John of the Cross - JUAN DE LA CRUZ (Johannes af Korset) (helgen, mystiker) - Poetic imagery blends with religious zeal in a collection of poems by San Juan de la Cruz, the sixteenth century Spanish poet and mystic The Poems of St. John of the Cross - JUAN DE LA CRUZ (Johannes af Korset) (helgen, mystiker) -
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