The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, of the Order of Our Lady of CarmelTeresa, of Avila, Saint
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The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, of the Order of Our Lady of Carmel
Teresa, of Avila, Saint
Avila (Spain) -- Biography; Christian saints -- Spain -- Avila -- Biography; Teresa, of Avila, Saint, 1515-1582
These are substantially the same with those drawn up by the
Bollandists, but they are fuller and more minute, and furnish a
more detailed history of the Saint.
1515. St. Teresa is born in Avila, March 28th. [1]
1522. She desires martyrdom, and leaves her father's house with
one of her brothers.
1527. [2] Death of her mother.
1529. Writes romances of chivalry, and is misled by a
thoughtless cousin.
1531. Her sister Maria's marriage, and her removal from home to
the Augustinian monastery, where she remains till the autumn of
next year.
1533. [3] Nov. 2, enters the monastery of the Incarnation.
1534. Nov. 3, makes her profession.
1535. Goes to Castellanos de la Cañada, to her sister's house,
where she remains till the spring of 1536, when she goes
to Bezadas.
1537. Returns to Avila on Palm Sunday. In July seriously ill,
and in a trance for four days, when in her father's house.
Paralysed for more than two years.
1539. Is cured of her paralysis by St. Joseph.
1541. Begins to grow lukewarm, and gives up mental prayer.
1542. Our Lord appears to her in the parlour of the monastery,
"stern and grave " [ch. vii. § 11, see note there].
1555. Ceases to converse with secular people, moved thereto by
the sight of a picture of our Lord on the cross [ch. ix. § 1].
The Jesuits come to Avila and the Saint confesses to F. Juan
de Padranos.
1556. Beginning of the supernatural visitations.
1557. St. Francis de Borja comes to Avila, and approves of the
spirit of the Saint.
1558. First rapture of the Saint [ch. xxiv. § 7]. The vision of
Hell [ch. xxxii. § 1]. Father Alvarez ordained priest.
1559. She takes F. Alvarez for her confessor. The transpiercing
of her heart [ch. xxix. § 17]. Vision of our Lord risen from the
dead [ch. xxvii. § 3, ch. xxviii. § 2].
1560. The vow of greater perfection. St. Peter of Alcantara
approves of her spirit, and St. Luis Beltran encourages her to
proceed with her plan of founding a new monastery.
1561. F. Gaspar de Salazar, S.J., comes to Avila; her sister
Doña Juana comes to Avila from Alba de Tormes to help the Saint
in the new foundation [ch. xxxiii. § 13]. Restores her nephew to
Life [ch. xxxv. § 14, note]. Fra Ibañez bids her write her Life.
Receives a sum of money from her brother in Peru, which enables
her to go on with the building of the new house.
1562. Goes to Toledo, to the house of Doña Luisa de la Cerda,
and finishes the account of her Life. Makes the acquaintance of
Fra Bañes, afterwards her principal director, and Fra Garcia of
Toledo, both Dominicans. Receives a visit from Maria of Jesus.
Has a revelation that her sister, Doña Maria, will die suddenly
[ch. xxxiv. § 24]. Returns to Avila and takes possession of the
new monastery, August 24. Troubles in Avila. The Saint ordered
back to the monastery of the Incarnation. Is commanded by Fra
Garcia of Toledo to write the history of the foundation of
St. Joseph.
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