John of the Cross

American  

noun

1. Saint Juan de Yepis y Álvarez, 1542–91, Spanish mystic, writer, and theologian: cofounder with Saint Theresa of the order of Discalced Carmelites.

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John of the Cross British  

noun

1. Saint. original name Juan de Yepis y Alvarez. 1542–91, Spanish Carmelite monk, poet, and mystic. He founded the Discalced Carmelites with Saint Teresa (1568). Feast day: Dec 14

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John of the Cross

The iconic red brick building which houses Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum contains thousands of artefacts - from a full sized elephant beneath a spitfire to Salvador Dali's Christ of St John of the Cross.

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026

Doss offered a sermon on the manifestations of love that quoted everyone from St. John of the Cross to the Hindu mystic poet Mirabai.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2021

In an interview, Gander has said that one poem in the collection, a loose translation of the first ballad of St. John of the Cross, was literally interrupted by Wright’s death.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 20, 2018

One look at 1950's "Madonna of Port Ligat" or 1951's "Christ of Saint John of the Cross" clinches their point.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2010

Recall to mind that beautiful verse of the canticle of our Father, St. John of the Cross: 'Return, my dove!

From The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux With Additional Writings and Sayings of St. Thérèse by Taylor, Thomas N. (Thomas Nimmo)