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In search of my Love I will go over mountains and strands I will gather no flowers, I will fear no wild beasts And pass by the mighty and the frontiers.

John of the Cross

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John of the Cross
Age: 49 †
Born: 1542
Born: June 24
Died: 1591
Died: December 14
Carmelite Friar
Catholic Priest
Poet
Saint
Writer
Saint John of the Cross
Juan de la Cruz
Life
Flowers
Search
Strands
Wild
Beasts
Pass
Frontiers
Mountain
Gather
Flower
Mighty
Fear
Mountains
Love
Beast

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