  Saint John of the Cross (1542)Saint John of the Cross was a Spanish mystic, poet, and monastic reformer. A Carmelite monk, he was ordained a priest in 1567. The following year, he joined St. Teresa of Ávila in her effort to restore the Carmelites to their original austerity, cofounding the Discalced Carmelite order. He opened the first Discalced Carmelite monastery in 1569 and was imprisoned in 1577 for causing friction within the order. He escaped and later won high office in the order. What did he write while in prison? More... Discuss |
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That would be in Ukraine: a tragic place if ever there was one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor
That's right.
I thought the pictures of the abandoned fun fair were a bit poignant, and slightly chilling too.
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