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The Blessed John of Ruysbroeck (Dutch: Jan van Ruusbroec) (1293 or 1294, Ruisbroek – December 2, 1381, Groenendaal) was one of the Flemish mystics.
John of Ruysbroeck (in the Flemish original, Jan van Ruusbroek)
The blessed John of Ruysbroeck
Bornc1293-4, Ruisbroek, near Brussels
Died2.12.1381, Groenendael, near Brussels
Venerated inBelgium
Beatified1903 by Pope Pius X
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Contents [hide]
1 Life
1.1 Until his ordination
1.2 Priest in Brussels
1.3 Priest in Groenendaal
2 After death
3 Works and philosophy
4 Books and Articles
4.1 Ruusbroec translated
4.2 Commentary
5 See also
6 References in popular culture
7 External links and references
[edit] Life
[edit] Until his ordination
John had a devout mother, who brought him up in the Catholic faith; of his father we know nothing. John's surname, Van Ruusbroec, is not a surname in the modern sense but a toponym that refers to his native hamlet; modern-day Ruisbroek near Brussels (compare John of Salisbury or Democritus of Abdera).
At the age of eleven he left his mother, departing without leave or warning, to place himself under the guidance and tuition of his uncle, Jan Hinckaert, a canon of St. Gudule's, Brussels. Hinckaert was living according to his Apostolic views with a fellow-cannon, Francis van Coudenberg. This uncle provided for Ruysbroeck's education with a view to the priesthood. In due course, John was presented with a prebend in St. Gudule's church, and or"
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