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Saint of the Day – November 24 – Saint John of the Cross, Confessor and Doctor of the Church

Saint John of the Cross:

Born: June 24, 1542 Died: December 14, 1591 (aged 49)

Canonized: 27 December 1726, by Pope Benedict XIII

Patron Saint: contemplative life; contemplatives; mystical theology; mystics; Spanish poets