“In search of my Love
I will go over mountains and strands;
I will gather no flowers,
I will fear no wild beasts;
And pass by the mighty and the frontiers. ~ 3”

Spiritual Canticle of The Soul and The Bridegroom

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Spanish mystic and Roman Catholic saint 1542–1591

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