John of St. Samson
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John of Saint Samson was a French Carmelite lay brother, mystic, spiritual director, poet, musician, and writer. Blind from early childhood, he became one of the principal spiritual figures of the Tou
The Blind Musician by Georges de La Tour
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Maria Petyt
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Maria Petyt, also spelled Petijt or Petiyt, in religion Marie of Saint Theresa or Marie de Sainte-Thérèse, was a Flemish Carmelite tertiary, mystic, beguine, and spiritual writer of the Spanish Nether
John of St. Samson
…spirituality have connected the Touraine Reform and its contemplative language with later Carmelite and lay mystical circles, including figures such as Maria Petyt, whose writings reflect the continuation of Carmelite interiority, affective prayer, and themes of annihilation, abandonment, and union with God. This…
Marie of Saint Theresa dressed in the habit of the Carmelite sisters