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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Example Sentences

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

The Christ of St John of the Cross spent six months in the US after being loaned to a museum in Atlanta for an exhibition on the artist.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2011

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

Lastly, and somewhat late, to Mr. Arthur Symons for his translation from St. John of the Cross.

From The Three Brontës by Sinclair, May