Route of the Mystics - Fontiveros
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In Fontiveros, the birthplace of Saint John of the Cross, travellers can still see the house he was born in, today converted into a Carmelite church. The Church of San Juan de la Cruz / and his birthplace still houses the font where he was baptised.
What to see?
Church of San Juan de la Cruz / House NatalMore informationJuan de Yepes, later known as Saint John of the Cross, was born in this church. The church, turned into a shrine, looks exactly as it did in the 17th century. Juan de Yepes was born in Fontiveros, but...
- Parish Church of San CiprianoMore information
Saint John of the Cross was baptised in this church. It contains the relics of his father and brother.Mudéjar structure with a coffered ceiling in the central nave and a tower by Lucas Giraldo. Built in...
