The Life of St Teresa of Avila by Herself EPUB
by Teresa of Avila
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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.
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 - after Don Quixote, it is Spain's most widely read prose classic.
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- Pages:320 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date:27/08/1987
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- ISBN:9780140440737
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:EPUB
- Pages:320 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date:27/08/1987
- Category:
- ISBN:9780140440737