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Selected Writings

by San Juan de la Cruz · 1987

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This volume contains carefully chosen texts that give a picture of the "essential" St. John of the Cross (1542-1591), a Spanish Carmelite. Included are selections from The Ascent of Mount Carmel, The Dark Night, and Spiritual Canticle.

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spiritualityspiritualityMore like thisLess of thisreligionreligionMore like thisLess of thisChristianChristianMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 326 pages
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poetrypoetryMore like thisLess of this

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