De La Cruz, San Juan b. June 24, 1542 d. December 14, 1591 Spanish Religious Figure and Writer. He entered in Carmelitas Order and with Santa Teresa de Jesús, trying to reform this Order. He was in jail for a time. He is remembered for his works full of mysticism. Among the are "Cántico Espiritual," "Noche Oscura," and "Llama de Amor Viva." He was made Saint about 135 years after his death. His real name was Juan de Yepes. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni) Convento de los Carmelitas Descalzos, Segovia, Castilla y Leon, Spain
Juan de la Cruz, Saint b. 1542 d. 1591 Religious Reformer, Writer, and Roman Catholic Saint. He was also known as Saint John of the Cross and is considered one of the foremost mystical poets in the Spanish language. Born Juan de Yepes y Alvarez into a Jewish converso (converted to Catholicism) family in Fontiveros, Spain, his father worked as an accountant to richer relatives who were silk merchants prior to marrying his mother, who was an orphan from a lower class of people. When his father married, he was rejected by his family...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad) Convento de los Carmelitas Descalzos, Segovia, Castilla y Leon, Spain
b. June 24, 1542 d. December 14, 1591