Laminated Holy Card of Saint John of the Cross Plus The Brown Scapular and an Informational Pamphlet on the Use of the Brown Scapular of Our Lady Plus a 1" Silver Oxidized Medal of Saint John with Pray for Us on the Reverse Side. Condition is New and Individually Packaged. Shipped with USPS First Class Package.

Saint John of the Cross, Carmelite friar and priest of Marranoorigin, is a major figure of the Spanish Counter-Reformation, a mystic and Roman Catholic saint. He is one of thirty-six Doctors of the Church.

John of the Cross is known especially for his writings. He Was mentored by and corresponded with the older Carmelite, Teresa of Avila. Both his poetry and his studies on the development of the soul are considered the summit of mystical Spanish literature as of all Spanish literature. He was canonized by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726.