Juan de Yepes y Álvarez

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Juan de Yepes y Álvarez, better known as Saint John of the Cross, was a 16th-century Spanish mystic, poet, and Carmelite friar renowned for his profound writings on Christian mysticism and the reform of the Carmelite order.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Carmelite friar
Catholic priest
Catholic saint
Christian mystic
Christian theologian
Spanish writer
human
mystic
poet
alsoKnownAs John of the Cross NERFINISHED
San Juan de la Cruz NERFINISHED
birthName Juan de Yepes y Álvarez NERFINISHED
canonizationStatus canonized saint
centuryOfActivity 16th century
collaboratedWith Teresa of Ávila NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Crown of Castile NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
countryOfDeath Crown of Castile NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Spaniard
familyName de Yepes NERFINISHED
Álvarez NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Christian mysticism
religious poetry
spiritual theology
givenName Juan NERFINISHED
influenced Carmelite spirituality
Christian spirituality
Spanish literature
knownFor reform of the Carmelite Order
writings on the dark night of the soul
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Spanish
memberOf Carmelite Order NERFINISHED
Discalced Carmelites NERFINISHED
movement Carmelite Reform NERFINISHED
Spanish mysticism
notableWork Ascent of Mount Carmel NERFINISHED
Dark Night of the Soul NERFINISHED
Living Flame of Love NERFINISHED
Spiritual Canticle NERFINISHED
occupation friar
mystic writer
poet
priest
theologian
placeOfBirth Fontiveros NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Úbeda NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
title Doctor of the Church
veneratedIn Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

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San Juan de la Cruz birthName Juan de Yepes y Álvarez