What is the real name of John of the Cross?
Juan de Yepes y Álvarez
Juan de la Cruz
Jose de la Cruz
Antonio de la Paz
Answer
John of the Cross, also known as Juan de Yepes y Álvarez, was a Spanish poet and Carmelite friar who was a prominent figure in the Counter-Reformation. He was a reformer of the Carmelite order and is considered one of the most important mystical writers of the Catholic Church.
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