The Wisdom of Teresa of Avila Selections from the Interior Castle
Saint Teresa of AvilaPublished1997
Pages94
Formatpaperback
PublisherPaulist Press
Synopsis
Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) is one of the towering figures of Christian mysticism. the daughter of a wealthy family in Toledo, Spain, Teresa, at the age of twenty, entered the Carmelite order and remained in it for the rest of her life. She was instrumental in the reform of the Carmelites, returning them to their ancient austerity, and founded many new convents for women and monasteries for men. Her great mystical work, The Interior Castle, charted the path to perfection as through a mansion with many rooms. This Spiritual Sampler borrows excerpts from that great work, using the translation of the heralded Classics of Western Spirituality edition. +
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About Saint Teresa of Avila
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Saint Teresa of Avila
1515–1582
Also known as Teresa of Jesus. Spanish mystic and Roman Catholic saint who founded the religious Order of the Discalced Carmelites (OCD, for its initials in Spanish) with St. John of the Cross and wrote "The Interior Castle," "The Way of Perfection," and an autobiography
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