Christian mystics

French philosopher, writer, and social activist (1909–1943)

Italian Renaissance philosopher (1463–1494)

Greek philosopher

Catholic lay occupation

A starets ( ; fem. ) is an elder of an Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic monastery or convent who functions as venerated adviser and teacher. Elders or spiritual fathers are charismatic spiritual leaders whose wisdom stems from God as obtained from ascetic experience. It is believed that through ascetic struggle, prayer and hesychasm, the Holy Spirit bestows special gifts onto the elder including the ability to heal, prophesy, and most importantly, give effective spiritual guidance and direction. Elders are looked upon as being an inspiration to believers and an example of saintly virtue, s

influential bishops of the early church (4th century)

The '''' (, illuminated), also called the '''', were the practitioners of a mystical form of Christianity in the Crown of Castile during the 15th–16th centuries. Some were only mildly heterodox, but others held views that were clearly heretical, according to the contemporary rulers. Consequently, they were firmly repressed and became some of the early victims of the Spanish Inquisition.

Medieval mystical group

monastic rule for female anchoresses written in the early 13th century

Ecuadorian abbess (1563–1635)

French mystic (1602–1659)

thumb|right|Portrait of Lanspergius John Justus of Landsberg (1489 – 10 August 1539) was a German Carthusian monk and ascetical writer.