The Life of St. Teresa
by Saint TERESA OF AVILA (1515 - 1582)
Saint Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, baptized as Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada, (March 28, 1515, at Gotarrendura (Ávila), Old Castile, Spain – October 4, 1582, at Alba de Tormes, Salamanca, Spain) 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. (Summary from wikipedia.org)
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The Life of St. Teresa:
Chapter IX ,
Chapter V ,
Chapter VI ,
Chapter VII ,
Chapter VIII ,
Chapter X ,
Chapter XI ,
Chapter XII ,
Chapter XIII ,
Chapter XIV ,
Chapter XIX ,
Chapter XL ,
Chapter XV ,
Chapter XVI ,
Chapter XVII ,
Chapter XVIII ,
Chapter XX ,
Chapter XXI ,
Chapter XXII ,
Chapter XXIII ,
Chapter XXIV ,
Chapter XXIX ,
Chapter XXV ,
Chapter XXVI ,
Chapter XXVII ,
Chapter XXVIII ,
Chapter XXX ,
Chapter XXXI ,
Chapter XXXII ,
Chapter XXXIII ,
Chapter XXXIV ,
Chapter XXXIX ,
Chapter XXXV ,
Chapter XXXVI ,
Chapter XXXVII ,
Chapter XXXVIII