Recogimiento, or recollection prayer, was a school of Christian mystical prayer popular in the Spanish Golden Age.
The practice involved private, mental prayer, working to consciously cultivate a habitual attention to God.
[3] It likely first originated in Franciscan monasteries, possibly La Salceda or San Pedro de Arlanza.
[4] The practice spread rapidly through Europe and the Americas,[1] influencing figures including Ignatius of Loyola, Teresa of Avila, and John of the Cross.
[5] Foundational texts of the movement included Bernardino de Laredo's Subida del Monte Sión[3] and Francisco de Osuna's Third Alphabet.