Juan Falconi de Bustamante

Juan Falconi de Bustamante (April 1596 – 31 May 1638) was a Spanish Mercedarian friar, theologian, ascetic writer, preacher, and spiritual director associated with traditions of recollection and contemplative prayer in seventeenth-century Spanish Catholicism. During his lifetime Falconi was known as a guide to prayer and promoter of frequent confession and communion.