John of Ruusbroec
John of Ruusbroec or
Jan van Ruusbroec (; 1293/1294 – 2 December 1381), sometimes modernized
Ruysbroeck, was an
Augustinian canon and one of the most important of the medieval
mystics of the
Low Countries. Some of his main literary works include ''The Kingdom of the Divine Lovers'', ''The Twelve Beguines'', ''The Spiritual Espousals'', ''A Mirror of Eternal Blessedness'', ''The Little Book of Enlightenment'', and ''The Sparkling Stone''. Some of his letters also survive, as well as several short sayings (recorded by some of his disciples, such as Jan van Leeuwen). He wrote in the Dutch vernacular, the language of the common people of the Low Countries, rather than in Latin, the language of the Catholic Church liturgy and official texts, in order to reach a wider audience.
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