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Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
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
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Saint John of the Cross
Juan de la Cruz
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