12 works, Today, December 14th, is Saint John of the Cross القديس يوحنا الصليب, day, his story, illustrated #347

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Carmelite Saints, The Church Stella Maris, Haifa

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John of the Cross (born Juan de Yepes y Álvarez; Spanish: Juan de la Cruz; 24 June 1542–14 December 1591), venerated as Saint John of the Cross, was a Spanish Catholic priest, mystic, and a Carmelite friar of converso origin. He is a major figure of the Counter-Reformation in Spain, and he is one of the thirty-six Doctors of the Church.

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