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

The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila by Herself

Teresa of Ávila

320 pages first pub 1565 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography biography history religion informative reflective slow-paced
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Born in the Castilian town of Avila 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 contemplatio...

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