John of Avila, in Spanish Juan de Avila, was a Spanish priest, preacher, scholastic author and religious mystic who lived from 1499 to 1569 and has been declared a saint and Doctor of the Church by the Catholic Church. He is called the Apostle of Andalusia for his extensive ministry in that region.
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John of Avila was a Spanish priest, preacher, scholastic author, and religious mystic, who has been declared a saint and Doctor of the Church by the Catholic Church.
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He is called the "Apostle of Andalusia", for his extensive ministry in that region.
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John of Ávila (Spanish: Juan de Ávila; 6 January 1499, 10 May 1569) was a Spanish priest, preacher, scholastic author, and religious mystic, who has been declared a saint and Doctor of the Church by the Catholic Church.
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John of Ávila (Spanish: Juan de Ávila; 6 January 1499, 10 May 1569) was a Spanish priest, preacher, scholastic author, and religious mystic, who has been declared a saint and Doctor of the Church by the Catholic Church.
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was a Spanish priest, preacher, scholastic author, and religious mystic, who has been declared a saint and Doctor of the Church by the Catholic Church.
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John of Ávila (Spanish: Juan de Ávila; 6 January 1499, 10 May 1569) was a Spanish priest, preacher, scholastic author, and religious mystic, who has been declared a saint and Doctor of the Church by the Catholic Church.
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