John Cross

John Cross

1541 – December 14, 1591
Place of Birth: Fontiveros, Ávila, Spain
Place of Death: Úbeda, Jaén, Spain

the Spanish saint the national personification of the Philippines Juan dela Cruz John of the Cross (San Juan de la Cruz; 1542 – 14 December 1591) was a major figure of the Counter-Reformation, a Spanish mystic, a Roman Catholic saint, a Carmelite friar and a priest, who was born at Fontiveros, Old Castile.
John of the Cross is 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. He was canonized as a saint in 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII. He is one of the thirty-six Doctors of the Church.