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Dark Night of the Soul
by John of the Cross, St. (1542-1591)
 
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Title: Dark Night of the SoulCreator(s):
 John of the Cross, St. (1542-1591)
 CCEL Subjects: All; Classic; Mysticism; LC Call no: BV5080 LC Subjects:Practical theologyPractical religion. The Christian lifeMysticism 
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DARK NIGHT OF THE SOULbySaint John of the Cross
DOCTOR OF THE CHURCHTHIRD REVISED EDITIONTranslated and edited, with an Introduction,by E. ALLISON PEERSfrom the critical edition ofP. SILVERIO DE SANTA TERESA, C.D.TO THEDISCALCED CARMELITES OF CASTILE,WITH ABIDING MEMORIES OF THEIR HOSPITALITY AND KINDNESSIN MADRID, AVILA AND BURGOS,BUT ABOVE ALL OF THEIR DEVOTION TOSAINT JOHN OF THE CROSS,I DEDICATE THIS TRANSLATION__________________________________________________________________
PREFACE TO THE ELECTRONIC EDITIONThis electronic edition (v 0.9) was scanned in 1994 from anuncopyrighted 1959 Image Books third edition of the Dark Night. Theentire text except for the translator's preface and some of thefootnotes have been reproduced. Nearly 400 footnotes (and parts of footnotes) describing variations among manuscripts have been omitted.Page number references in the footnotes have been changed to chapterand section where possible. This edition has been proofread once, but
 
additional errors may remain. The translator's preface to the first andsecond editions may be found with the electronic edition of Ascent of Mount Carmel.__________________________________________________________________ PRINCIPAL ABBREVIATIONSA.V.--Authorized Version of the Bible (1611).D.V.--Douai Version of the Bible (1609).C.W.S.T.J.--The Complete Works of Saint Teresa of Jesus, translated andedited by E. Allison Peers from the critical edition of P. Silverio deSanta Teresa, C.D. London, Sheed and Ward, 1946. 3 vols.H.--E. Allison Peers: Handbook to the Life and Times of St. Teresa andSt. John of the Cross. London, Burns Oates and Washbourne, 1953.LL.--The Letters of Saint Teresa of Jesus, translated and edited by E.Allison Peers from the critical edition of P. Silverio de Santa Teresa,C.D. London, Burns Oates and Washbourne, 1951. 2 vols.N.L.M.--National Library of Spain (Biblioteca Nacional), Madrid.Obras (P. Silv.)--Obras de San Juan de la Cruz, Doctor de la Iglesia,editadas y anotadas por el P. Silverio de Santa Teresa, C.D. Burgos,1929-31. 5 vols.S.S.M.--E. Allison Peers: Studies of the Spanish Mystics. Vol. I,London, Sheldon Press, 1927; 2nd ed., London, S.P.C.K., 1951. Vol. II,London, Sheldon Press, 1930.Sobrino.--Jose Antonio de Sobrino, S.J.: Estudios sobre San Juan de laCruz y nuevos textos de su obra. Madrid, 1950.__________________________________________________________________ DARK NIGHT OF THE SOULINTRODUCTIONSOMEWHAT reluctantly, out of respect for a venerable tradition, wepublish the Dark Night as a separate treatise, though in reality it isa continuation of the Ascent of Mount Carmel and fulfils theundertakings given in it:The first night or purgation is of the sensual part of the soul,which is treated in the present stanza, and will be treated in thefirst part of this book. And the second is of the spiritual part; of this speaks the second stanza, which follows; and of this we shalltreat likewise, in the second and the third part, with respect to
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