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The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage

The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage

by John of Ruysbroeck

Jan van Ruusbroec (1293/94–1381), in English John of Ruysbroeck, was a Brabantine Augustinian canon and one of the great mystics of the Low Countries. After serving as a parish priest in Brussels, he withdrew to Groenendaal, where his community became a centre of spiritual renewal. Writing in Middle Dutch for ordinary readers, he composed The Spiritual Espousals, also called The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage, on the soul's union with God.

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First published
1330
Category
Devotional
Length
74k words · about 5 hours
Chapters
130

About this book

The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage is the best-known work of John of Ruysbroeck, the fourteenth-century Flemish mystic. Ruysbroeck describes the soul's bridal union with Christ through the active, interior, and contemplative lives, adorning the bride with the virtues and gifts of the Spirit. Written in Middle Dutch around 1330, it became a fountainhead of northern European devotion.

Contents

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. THE FIRST BOOK
  3. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER I
  4. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER II 🔒
  5. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER III 🔒
  6. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER IV 🔒
  7. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER V 🔒
  8. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER VI 🔒
  9. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER VII 🔒
  10. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER VIII 🔒
  11. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER IX 🔒
  12. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER X 🔒
  13. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER XI 🔒
  14. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER XII 🔒
  15. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER XIII 🔒
  16. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER XIV 🔒
  17. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER XV 🔒
  18. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER XVI 🔒
  19. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER XVII 🔒
  20. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER XVIII 🔒
  21. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER XIX 🔒
  22. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER XX 🔒
  23. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER XXI 🔒
  24. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER XXII 🔒
  25. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER XXIII 🔒
  26. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER XXIV 🔒
  27. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER XXV 🔒
  28. THE FIRST BOOK · CHAPTER XXVI 🔒
  29. PROLOGUE 🔒
  30. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER I 🔒
  31. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER II 🔒
  32. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER III 🔒
  33. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER IV 🔒
  34. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER V 🔒
  35. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER VI 🔒
  36. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER VII 🔒
  37. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER VIII 🔒
  38. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER IX 🔒
  39. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER X 🔒
  40. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XI 🔒
  41. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XII 🔒
  42. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XIII 🔒
  43. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XIV 🔒
  44. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XV 🔒
  45. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XVI 🔒
  46. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XVII 🔒
  47. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XVIII 🔒
  48. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XIX 🔒
  49. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XX 🔒
  50. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XXI 🔒
  51. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XXII 🔒
  52. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XXIII 🔒
  53. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XXIV 🔒
  54. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XXV 🔒
  55. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XXVI 🔒
  56. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XXVII 🔒
  57. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XXVIII 🔒
  58. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XXIX 🔒
  59. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XXX 🔒
  60. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XXXI 🔒
  61. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XXXII 🔒
  62. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XXXIII 🔒
  63. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XXXIV 🔒
  64. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XXXV 🔒
  65. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XXXVI 🔒
  66. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XXXVII 🔒
  67. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XXXVIII 🔒
  68. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XXXIX 🔒
  69. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XL 🔒
  70. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XLI 🔒
  71. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XLII 🔒
  72. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XLIII 🔒
  73. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XLIV 🔒
  74. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XLV 🔒
  75. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XLVI 🔒
  76. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XLVII 🔒
  77. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XLVIII 🔒
  78. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER XLIX 🔒
  79. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER L 🔒
  80. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER LI 🔒
  81. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER LII 🔒
  82. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER LIII 🔒
  83. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER LIV 🔒
  84. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER LV 🔒
  85. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER LVI 🔒
  86. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER LVII 🔒
  87. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER LVIII 🔒
  88. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER LIX 🔒
  89. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER LX 🔒
  90. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER LXI 🔒
  91. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER LXII 🔒
  92. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER LXIII 🔒
  93. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER LXIV 🔒
  94. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER LXV 🔒
  95. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER LXVI 🔒
  96. THE SECOND BOOK · CHAPTER LXVII 🔒
  97. THE THIRD BOOK · CHAPTER I 🔒
  98. THE THIRD BOOK · CHAPTER II 🔒
  99. THE THIRD BOOK · CHAPTER III 🔒
  100. THE THIRD BOOK · CHAPTER IV 🔒
  101. PROLOGUE 🔒
  102. THE SPARKLING STONE · CHAPTER I 🔒
  103. THE SPARKLING STONE · CHAPTER II 🔒
  104. THE SPARKLING STONE · CHAPTER III 🔒
  105. THE SPARKLING STONE · CHAPTER IV 🔒
  106. THE SPARKLING STONE · CHAPTER V 🔒
  107. THE SPARKLING STONE · CHAPTER VI 🔒
  108. THE SPARKLING STONE · CHAPTER VII 🔒
  109. THE SPARKLING STONE · CHAPTER VIII 🔒
  110. THE SPARKLING STONE · CHAPTER IX 🔒
  111. THE SPARKLING STONE · CHAPTER X 🔒
  112. THE SPARKLING STONE · CHAPTER XI 🔒
  113. THE SPARKLING STONE · CHAPTER XII 🔒
  114. THE SPARKLING STONE · CHAPTER XIII 🔒
  115. THE SPARKLING STONE · CHAPTER XIV 🔒
  116. PROLOGUE 🔒
  117. THE BOOK OF SUPREME TRUTH · CHAPTER I 🔒
  118. THE BOOK OF SUPREME TRUTH · CHAPTER II 🔒
  119. THE BOOK OF SUPREME TRUTH · CHAPTER III 🔒
  120. THE BOOK OF SUPREME TRUTH · CHAPTER IV 🔒
  121. THE BOOK OF SUPREME TRUTH · CHAPTER V 🔒
  122. THE BOOK OF SUPREME TRUTH · CHAPTER VI 🔒
  123. THE BOOK OF SUPREME TRUTH · CHAPTER VII 🔒
  124. THE BOOK OF SUPREME TRUTH · CHAPTER VIII 🔒
  125. THE BOOK OF SUPREME TRUTH · CHAPTER IX 🔒
  126. THE BOOK OF SUPREME TRUTH · CHAPTER X 🔒
  127. THE BOOK OF SUPREME TRUTH · CHAPTER XI 🔒
  128. THE BOOK OF SUPREME TRUTH · CHAPTER XII 🔒
  129. THE BOOK OF SUPREME TRUTH · CHAPTER XIII 🔒
  130. THE BOOK OF SUPREME TRUTH · CHAPTER XIV 🔒

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