Let nothing trouble you,
let nothing frighten you.
All things are passing;
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things.
He who possesses God lacks nothing:
God alone suffices.
Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus,
baptized as Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada (28 March 1515 – 4 October
1582), was a prominent Spanish mystic, Roman Catholic saint, Carmelite nun, an
author of the Counter Reformation and theologian of contemplative life through
mental prayer. She was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is considered to
be a founder of the Discalced Carmelites along with John of the Cross.
In 1622, forty years after her death, she was
canonized by Pope Gregory XV and on 27 September 1970, was named a Doctor of
the Church by Pope Paul VI. Her books, which include her autobiography (The
Life of Teresa of Jesus) and her seminal work El Castillo Interior (trans.: The
Interior Castle) are an integral part of Spanish Renaissance literature as well
as Christian mysticism and Christian meditation practices as she entails in her
other important work, Camino de Perfección (trans.: The Way of Perfection). (Wikipedia)
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