Feasts, Obligatory and Optional Memorials of Saints
- John of the Cross, priest and doctor
- Spiridion, bishop
- Nicasius, bishop and Companions, martyrs
- Venantius Fortunatus, bishop
- Dioscorus and others, martyrs
Related blog posts:
- St. John of the Cross, Doctor of Mystical Theology, Learn more
- Carmelite Spirituality, Learn more
- St. Albert of Jerusalem and the First Carmelite Rule of Life, Learn more
St. John of the Cross (1542-1591 A.D.) was born near Avila, Spain. He studied at a Jesuit school and became a male nurse. In 1563 A.D. he entered the Carmelite Order. Shortly after his ordination, John met Teresa of Avila who convinced him to join her in her efforts to reform the Carmelite friars and nuns. This caused him many sufferings. His reforms were opposed by many; he was even kidnapped and imprisoned in Toledo. St. John of the Cross is known mostly for his poems and treatises about mystical theology.
December 14 Saints in the Byzantine Calendar
- Sts. Thyrsus, Leucius, Philemon, Appollonius, Arianus, and Callinicus, Martyrs
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