RELIGIOUS FIGURE

John of the Cross

1542 - 1591

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St. John of the Cross (Spanish: Juan de la Cruz; Latin: Ioannes a Cruce; né Juan de Yepes y Álvarez; 24 June 1542 – 14 December 1591) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest, mystic, and Carmelite friar of Converso ancestry. He is a major figure of the Counter-Reformation in Spain, and he is one of the 37 Doctors of the Church. John of the Cross is known for his writings. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John of the Cross is the 285th most popular religious figure (down from 231st in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from Spain (down from 53rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

John of the Cross is most famous for his poetry, which was written in Spanish. His most famous work is "The Dark Night of the Soul."

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John of the Cross ranks 285 out of 3,187. Before him are Pachomius the Great, Pope Sixtus III, Pope Adeodatus I, Vladimir the Great, Pope Sergius III, and Elizabeth of Hungary. After him are A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Pope Lucius I, Pope Pontian, Pope Gregory II, Pope Agatho, and Pope Anicetus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1542, John of the Cross ranks 4. Before him are Akbar, Mary, Queen of Scots, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. After him are Hattori Hanzō, Mariam-uz-Zamani, Robert Bellarmine, Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira, Ruqaiya Sultan Begum, Jan Zamoyski, Isabella de' Medici, and Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona. Among people deceased in 1591, John of the Cross ranks 3. Before him are Pope Gregory XIV, and Pope Innocent IX. After him are Aloysius Gonzaga, Vincenzo Galilei, Sen no Rikyū, Dmitry of Uglich, Jacobus Gallus, Veronica Franco, Christian I, Elector of Saxony, Luis de León, and Jost Amman.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, John of the Cross ranks 56 out of 3,355. Before him are Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617), Luis Buñuel (1900), José Carreras (1946), El Cid (1045), Tomás de Torquemada (1420), and Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476). After him are Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920), Ramon Llull (1232), Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600), Jusepe de Ribera (1591), Pep Guardiola (1971), and Roland (736).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, John of the Cross ranks 12. Before him are Francis Xavier (1506), Maimonides (1138), Teresa of Ávila (1515), Saint Dominic (1170), Isidore of Seville (560), and Tomás de Torquemada (1420). After him are Joan Enric Vives Sicília (1949), Antipope Benedict XIII (1328), Vincent of Saragossa (300), Vincent Ferrer (1350), Ibn Hazm (994), and Josemaría Escrivá (1902).

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