Fontiveros is a municipality in

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in the Ávila province, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It comprises an area of approximately 2 square kilometers and according to the 2011

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), the municipality has a population of 173 inhabitants. It is famous for being the birthplace of Saint

John of the Cross John of the Cross, OCD ( es, link=no, Juan de la Cruz; la, Ioannes a Cruce; born Juan de Yepes y Álvarez; 24 June 1542 – 14 December 1591) was a Spanish Catholic priest, mystic, and a Carmelite friar of converso origin. He is a major figu ...

Monumento a San Juan de la Cruz en Fontiveros

References

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Community website
Municipalities in the Province of Ávila {{Ávila-geo-stub