Isabel de la Cruz

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Isabel de la Cruz

Spanish religious leader

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Thus, the followers of Sister Isabel de la Cruz, a Franciscan, organized the centers of the Illuminists (Alumbrados), mystics who believed that through inner purification their souls should submit to God’s will and thus enter into direct communication with him. While they counted some of the high aristocracy among their…
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Thus, the followers of Sister Isabel de la Cruz, a Franciscan, organized the centers of the Illuminists (Alumbrados), mystics who believed that through inner purification their souls should submit to God’s will and thus enter into direct communication with him. While they counted some of the high aristocracy among their…
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