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Life of Saint Teresa of Avila
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By St. Teresa Of Avila
Translated by J. M. Cohen
Born in the Castilian town of Avila in 1515, Teresa entered the Carmelite convent of the Incarnation when she was twenty-one.
Tormented by illness, doubts and self-recrimination, she gradually came to recognize the power of prayer and contemplation-her spiritual enlightenment was intensified by many visions and mystical experiences, including the piercing of her heart by a spear of divine love.
She went on to found seventeen Carmelite monasteries throughout Spain. Teresa always denied her own saintliness, however, saying in a letter: "There is no suggestion of that nonsense about my supposed sanctity." This frank account is one of the great stories of a religious life and a literary masterpiece.
About the AUthor:
SAINT TERESA OF ÁVILA (1515-1582), also called St. Teresa of Jesus, was a Spanish nun and one of the great mystics and religious women of the Roman Catholic Church. She was the leader of the Carmelite Reform, which restored and emphasized the austerity and contemplative character of this religious order. Canonized in 1622, she was elevated to Doctor of the Church by Pope Paul VI in 1970, the first woman to be so honored.
Trade Paperback
320 Pages
ISBN: 9780140440737
Translated by J. M. Cohen
Born in the Castilian town of Avila in 1515, Teresa entered the Carmelite convent of the Incarnation when she was twenty-one.
Tormented by illness, doubts and self-recrimination, she gradually came to recognize the power of prayer and contemplation-her spiritual enlightenment was intensified by many visions and mystical experiences, including the piercing of her heart by a spear of divine love.
She went on to found seventeen Carmelite monasteries throughout Spain. Teresa always denied her own saintliness, however, saying in a letter: "There is no suggestion of that nonsense about my supposed sanctity." This frank account is one of the great stories of a religious life and a literary masterpiece.
About the AUthor:
SAINT TERESA OF ÁVILA (1515-1582), also called St. Teresa of Jesus, was a Spanish nun and one of the great mystics and religious women of the Roman Catholic Church. She was the leader of the Carmelite Reform, which restored and emphasized the austerity and contemplative character of this religious order. Canonized in 1622, she was elevated to Doctor of the Church by Pope Paul VI in 1970, the first woman to be so honored.
Trade Paperback
320 Pages
ISBN: 9780140440737
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