John of the Cross, OCD was a Spanish Catholic priest, mystic, and Carmelite friar of converso origin. He is a major figure of the Counter-Reformation in Spain, and he is one of the thirty-seven Doctors of the Church.
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Born: June 24, 1542, Fontiveros, Spain
Died: December 14, 1591 (age 49 years), Úbeda, Spain
Place of burial: Convento de las Carmelitas Descalzas, Fitoria, Spain
Parents: Catalina Álvarez and Gonzalo de Yepes
Siblings: Francisco de Yepes Álvarez and Luis de Yepes Álvarez
Canonized: 27 December 1726, Rome by Pope Benedict XIII
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