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John of the Cross: Man and Mystic St. Patrick Participants from all over theSt. John of the Cross, great mystic of the Christian tradition, knew suffering firsthand: his personal dark night included exile, imprisonment, starvation, abuse. Yet sustained by tremendous faith and steeped in an enormous love for God and humanity, John surrendered to the Divine and was drawn through his experiences to a profound compassion for and solidarity with others. This engaging contemporary biography is the perfect introductionor an