John of St. Samson

You and I, my love, you and I, you and I, and never another nor more!

The Venerable John of St Samson (1571–1636), also known as Jean du Moulin or Jean de Saint-Samson, was a French Carmelite and mystic of the Catholic Church. A leader of the Touraine Reform of the Carmelite Order, which stressed prayer, silence and solitude, John was blind from the age of three after contracting smallpox and receiving poor medical treatment for the disease. He insisted very strongly on the mystical devotion of the Carmelites. He has been referred to as the "French St. John of the Cross" by students of Christian mysticism.

External links

• "John of St. Samson--You and I, My Love" at Flos Carmeli