Jan van Ruysbroeck

Jan van Ruysbroeck — three of whose most important works are here for the first time presented to English readers — is the greatest of the Flemish mystics, and must take high rank in any list of Christian contemplatives and saints.

The Adornment of the Spritual Marriage 1293-1381 1916

Then flourished Henry of Ghent, the Solemn Doctor; Van Maerlant, the great Flemish poet, and his continuator, Louis van Velthem; Philip Mussche, the chronicler, who became Bishop of Tournai; and the mystic Jan van Ruysbroeck.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

326 Maeterlinck had translated selections from the writings of the Flemish mystic Jan van Ruysbroeck 1293-1381.

Later Articles and Reviews W.B. Yeats 2000