The Life of Saint John of the Cross
From the 1680 Speculum Carmelitanum - Published by TAN Books
Overview
From the hidden villages of Old Castile to the austere cells of reforming monasteries, The Life of Saint John of the Cross unveils the extraordinary journey of one of the Church's greatest mystics and Doctors.
Born in 1542, John of the Cross burned with an ardent love for God and the Blessed Virgin from childhood. His life, marked by miracles, persecution, poetic brilliance, and heroic sanctity, unfolds here through one of the earliest surviving accounts of the Carmelite reform.
Drawn from the 1680 Speculum Carmelitanum, this rare biography preserves a voice close to the saint's own age. It recounts John's collaboration with St. Teresa of