Read the bio below and try to give details on john of the cross 's: - feast day - death date - major shrine - birth date - name Bio: saint john of the cross , o.c.d. -lrb- ; 1542 -- 14 december 1591 -rrb- , was a major figure of the counter-reformation , a spanish mystic , a roman catholic saint , a carmelite friar and a priest who was born at fontiveros , old castile . john of the cross was a reformer of the carmelite order and is considered , along with saint teresa of Avila , as a founder of the discalced carmelites . he is also known for his writings . both his poetry and his studies on the growth of the soul are considered the summit of mystical spanish literature and one of the peaks of all spanish literature . he was canonized as a saint in 1726 by pope benedict xiii . he is one of the thirty-six doctors of the church .
- feast day is 14 december- death date is 14 december 1591- major shrine is tomb , spain of saint john of the cross , segovia- birth date is 1542- name is saint john of the cross