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John of St. Samson
French Carmelite mystic and spiritual writer
Who they were
John of Saint Samson (French: Jean de Saint-Samson; born Jean du Moulin; Latin: Joannes a Sancto Samsone; also found as Jan de Sainct-Samson; 29 December 1571 – 14 September 1636) was a French Carmelite lay brother, mystic, spiritual director, poet, musician, and writer. Blind from early childhood, he became one of the principal spiritual figures of the Touraine Reform of the Carmelite Order in seventeenth-century France. He belonged to the Carmelite Order of the Ancient Observance, often called the Great Carmelites, and not to the Discalced Carmelites.
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The miracles
The Church has declared this person’s heroic virtue, which is what the title Venerable means. One approved miracle is needed before beatification.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- John of the Cross Saint“Although he has sometimes been called the French John of the Cross, modern scholarship has emphasized that his spirituality also belongs strongly to the northern mystical tradition of Jan van Ruusbroec, Johannes Tauler, Hugh of Balma, Hendrik Herp, and related authors.” — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q3175682 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — John of St. Samson (CC BY-SA)
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