The Life of Saint Teresa of Ávila by Herself by Teresa of Ávila

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. 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 - after Don Quixote, it is Spain's most widely read prose classic. The Life of Saint Teresa of vila by Herself (Paperback) Published January 5th 1988 by Penguin Classics. She went on to found seventeen Carmelite monasteries throughout Spain. That alone probably would have merited her being canonized as a saint an honor bestowed only forty years after her death. Born in the Castilian town of Ávila 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. Teresa of Ávila was the founder of the reformed Carmelites (known now as the Discalced Carmelites), having established 14 Discalced Carmelite convents and monasteries in her lifetime. ALLISON PEERS FROM THE CRITICAL EDITION OF P. Born in the Castilian town of Ávila in 1515, Teresa entered the Carmelite convent of the Incarnation when she was twenty-one. THE LIFE OF TERESA OF JESUS The Autobiography of Teresa of vila TRANSLATED & EDITED BY E.

The Life of Saint Teresa of Ávila by Herself by Teresa of Ávila