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the spanish saints santa teresa of avila and san juan de la cruz were considered “soul mates.” she was twice his age when they met, and they both shared the same distinct style of mystical practices. teresa is considered a 16th century female mystic-reformer, and juan a male follower along the same path. each built their own monasteries. aside from that, teresa and juan also shared their jewish-marrano ancestry, which is quite a remarkable fact given their exulted standing within the mystical iconography of the catholic church.
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Margulies, H. (2017). Notes on Teresa and Juan. In: Will and Grace. Transgressions: Cultural Studies and Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-197-1_23
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