Author: | Saint John of the Cross | ISBN: | 9781633845893 |
Publisher: | Wilder Publications, Inc. | Publication: | December 5, 2014 |
Imprint: | Sublime Books | Language: | English |
Author: | Saint John of the Cross |
ISBN: | 9781633845893 |
Publisher: | Wilder Publications, Inc. |
Publication: | December 5, 2014 |
Imprint: | Sublime Books |
Language: | English |
Saint John of the Cross was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is considered, along with Saint Teresa of Ávila, as a founder of the Discalced Carmelites. He is particularly known for his writings. Both his poetry and his studies on the growth of the soul are considered the summit of mystical Spanish literature and one of the peaks of all Spanish literature. These are 20 of his finest poems.
Saint John of the Cross was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is considered, along with Saint Teresa of Ávila, as a founder of the Discalced Carmelites. He is particularly known for his writings. Both his poetry and his studies on the growth of the soul are considered the summit of mystical Spanish literature and one of the peaks of all Spanish literature. These are 20 of his finest poems.