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The birth of Juan de Yepes

Fontiveros, La Moraña, Ávila

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The birth of Juan de Yepes

Historical milestone · Fontiveros, La Moraña, Ávila

In a house in this village of the countryside the future San Juan de la Cruz was born, the son of a weaver. On the site an oratory was raised in 1650 which the Discalced Carmelites later enlarged as a convent, completed in 1721.

24 de junio de 1542

Photo: Cruccone (CC BY 3.0)

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