Francisco de Osuna

A series of articles on Christian mysticism

Articles Aspects of meditation • Christian meditation • Contemplative prayer • Hesychasm • Mystical theology • Reflection on the New Age Early period Gregory of Nyssa • Bernard of Clairvaux • Guigo II 13th and 14th centuries Francis of Assisi • Dominic de Guzmán • Bonaventure • Catherine of Siena 15th and 16th centuries Ignatius of Loyola • Francisco de Osuna • John of Avila • Teresa of Avila • John of the Cross 17th and 18th centuries Francis de Sales • Pierre de Bérulle 19th century Therese of Lisieux • Gemma Galgani • Conchita de Armida 20th century Maria Valtorta • Faustina Kowalska • Thomas Merton

A series of articles on
Christian mysticism

Articles
Aspects of meditation • Christian meditation • Contemplative prayer • Hesychasm • Mystical theology • Reflection on the New Age

Early period
Gregory of Nyssa • Bernard of Clairvaux • Guigo II

13th and 14th centuries
Francis of Assisi • Dominic de Guzmán • Bonaventure • Catherine of Siena

15th and 16th centuries
Ignatius of Loyola • Francisco de Osuna • John of Avila • Teresa of Avila • John of the Cross

17th and 18th centuries
Francis de Sales • Pierre de Bérulle

19th century
Therese of Lisieux • Gemma Galgani • Conchita de Armida

20th century
Maria Valtorta • Faustina Kowalska • Thomas Merton

Francisco de Osuna (1497–1541) was a Spanish author, born in Seville.^[1]

His book The Third Spiritual Alphabet influenced Saint Teresa of Avila. The book is considered a masterpiece of Franciscan mysticism. His premise in the book is that friendship and communion with God are possible in this life through cleansing one's conscience, entering one's heart, resting in loving stillness, and then rising above the heart to God alone.^[2]

Bibliography

Francisco De Osuna: Third Spiritual Alphabet 1981 Paulist Press ISBN 080912145X

Sources

^ The Mystics of Spain by E. Allison Peers 2002 ISBN 0486425010 page 57
^ An Anthology of Christian mysticism by Harvey D. Egan 1991 ISBN 0814660126 page 413

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Name	Osuna, Francisco de
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Date of birth	1497
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Date of death	1541
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