Santa Teresa de Jesús





Santa Teresa de Jesús

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born
March 18, 1515 in Gotarrendura (Ávila), Spain

died
September 24, 1582

gender
female


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Saint Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a prominent Spanish mystic, Carmelite nun, and writer of the Counter Reformation. She was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is considered to be, along with John of the Cross, a founder of the Discalced Carmelites. In 1970 she was named a Doctor of the Church by Pope Paul VI.



Average rating: 4.12 · 1,373 ratings · 135 reviews · 48 distinct works
Interior Castle
4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 786 ratings — published 1588 — 81 editions
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The Life of Saint Teresa of...
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The Way of Perfection
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The Collected Works of St. ...
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A Life of Prayer: Faith and...
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Let Nothing Disturb You
4.39 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions
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Teresa of Avila: Selections...
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La Vida. Las Moradas.
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Complete Works of St Teresa...
4.75 of 5 stars 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1946 — 4 editions
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St. Teresa of Avila Set of ...
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“It is love alone that gives worth to all things.”
Santa Teresa de Jesús

“If this is how you treat your friends, no wonder you have so many enemies.

~ Said as she was bucked off her horse into a river on the way to visit one of her monasteries”
Santa Teresa de Jesús

“It is foolish to think that we will enter heaven without entering into ourselves.”
Santa Teresa de Jesús