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  1. In a letter to his clerical colleague, Teresa’s life-long confessor and friend Diego de Yepes explained how the Carmelite leader gained inspiration from God to write The Interior Castle as a way to understand “ [the] beauty which can live in the human soul” (McLean, 2003, p. 89).

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    Teresa is unique among the writers on mystical theology. She did not attempt to establish a philosophical system, and her works do not show the influence of the aeropagite, patristic or scholastic mystical schools, though her thought was sometimes directed by her confessors, many of whom belonged to the Dominican Order. She simply wrote from her pe...

    Saint Teresa was the inspiration for one of Bernini's most famous works, The Ecstasy of St. Theresa, in Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.
    Saint Teresa features prominently in Joan Osborne's song with the same name.
    She is also a principal character of the opera Four Saints in Three Acts by composer Virgil Thomson and librettist Gertrude Stein.
    Author R. A. Lafferty was strongly inspired by El Castillo Interior when he wrote his novel Fourth Mansions. Quotes from St. Theresa's work are frequently used as chapter headings.
    The "Autobiography," written before 1567
    Camino de Perfección, (Salamanca, 1589; Eng. transl., The Way of Perfection, London, 1852)
    El Castillo Interior, written in 1577 (Eng. transl., The Interior Castle, London, 1852)
    Relaciones, an extension of the autobiography giving her inner and outer experiences in epistolary form
    Du Boulay, Shirley. Teresa of Avila: An Extraordinary Life. New York: BlueBridge 2004. ISBN 0974240524
    Teresa of Avila and J. M. Cohen (trans.).The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila by Herself. Reprint edition, 1988. Penguin Classics. ISBN 0140440739
    Teresa of Avila, Kieran Kavanaugh and Otilio Rodriguez (trans.). Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, Vol. 1. ICS Publications, 1976.
    Teresa of Avila, Kieran Kavanaugh and Otilio Rodriguez (trans.). Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, Vol. 2. ICS Books, 1980.

    All links retrieved January 23, 2020. 1. Project Gutenberg – Teresa of Avila 2. Santa Teresa: An Appreciationby Alexander Whyte (1900) – Project Gutenberg This article was originally based on the text in the Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religion.

  2. El Castillo Interior or Las Moradas (trans.: The Interior Castle or The Mansions) was written by Saint Teresa of Avila in 1577 as a guide for spiritual development, through service and...

  3. Her vivid narrations of physical maladies as catalyst for spiritual growth were inspired by her own decaying health which constantly challenged her commitment to be an active figure within the cloistered community.

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  5. Inspired by her mystical experiences, Teresa took practical steps to reform the Carmelite order. In 1562 she founded a convent with a stricter regime of discipline than was common. She also...

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  6. Aug 29, 2020 · The Interior Castle, or The Mansions, (Spanish: El Castillo Interior or Las Moradas) was written by Teresa of Ávila, the Spanish Carmelite nun and famed mystic, in 1577, as a guide for spiritual development through service and prayer. The work was inspired by her vision of the soul as a diamond in the shape of a castle containing seven ...

  7. Mar 30, 2024 · Kids Encyclopedia Facts. Teresa of Ávila, OCD (born Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada; 28 March 1515 – 4 or 15 October 1582), also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a Spanish Carmelite nun and prominent Spanish mystic and religious reformer.

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