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        1. John of Ruusbroec or Jan van Ruusbroec sometimes modernized Ruysbroeck, was an Augustinian canon and one of the most important of the medieval mystics of.
        2. Jan van Ruysbroeck (born , Ruisbroek, near Brussels, Brabant [now in Belgium]—died Dec. 2, , Groenendaal, Brabant) was.
        3. The Flemish mystic Jan van Ruysbroeck () was the most important spiritual writer and mystic in the Low Countries in the 14th century.
        4. Of his father we know nothing; John's only family name, van Ruysbroeck, is taken from his native hamlet.

          5. Jan van Ruysbroeck (born , Ruisbroek, near Brussels, Brabant [now in Belgium]—died Dec. 2, , Groenendaal, Brabant) was.!

          John of Ruusbroec

          14th-century Brabantian theologian and mystic

          This article is about the 14th-century mystic.

          For the 15th-century architect, see Jan van Ruysbroek (architect).

          John of Ruusbroec or Jan van Ruusbroec (pronounced[ˈjɑɱvɑnˈryzbruk]; / – 2 December ), sometimes modernized Ruysbroeck, was an Augustiniancanon and one of the most important of the medieval mystics of the Low Countries.

          Some of his main literary works include The Kingdom of the Divine Lovers, The Twelve Beguines, The Spiritual Espousals, A Mirror of Eternal Blessedness, The Little Book of Enlightenment, and The Sparkling Stone.

          Jan van Ruysbroeck, the Flemish mystic, was born in the village of Ruysbroeck, near Brussels.

          Some of his letters also survive, as well as several short sayings (recorded by some of his disciples, such as Jan van Leeuwen). He wrote in the Dutch vernacular, the language of the common people of the Low Countries, rather than in Latin, the language of the Catholic Church liturgy and official texts, in order to reach a wider audience.

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