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Jan Van Ruysbroeck (1293-1381),
reverentially nicknamed "The Divine Doctor", was one of the greatest Flemish mystic.
He held that internal contemplation was far more important than
performance of rituals in order to realize the Truth.
His most famous book,
The Spiritual Espousals, uses
the metaphor of the bridegroom to describe the relationship between the
trinity and the seeker.
His writings influenced Johann Tauler, Gerhard Groote, and other mystics.
  
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