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Boulay, Shirley du

Teresa of Avila / Shirley du Boulay

Hodder & Stoughton (1991)

9780340518649

258 pages | Great Britain | English

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Dewey 271.97102 DUB

Subject

Christian Saints - Biography - Spain
Teresa, Of Avila, Saint, 1515-1582

Plot

A biography of Teresa of Avila, an irreverent and fiery Renaissance woman. It includes excerpts from her letters and sublime spiritual writings. It details her unconventional, progressive views on prayer and worship, her outstanding administrative and literary talents, and how she spent much of her life under the scrutiny of the Inquisition.