Life of St. Teresa

By Frances Alice Forbes · Running time 02:18:43 · Biography & Autobiography, Christianity - Biographies

Audio streams directly from the Internet Archive. Recording by LibriVox volunteers (public domain). The text is in the public domain in the USA; please check the copyright laws of your country.

About this book

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

Description from the LibriVox catalogue.

Chapters and downloads on LibriVox →

More by Frances Alice Forbes (9)

You might also like

• Life of St. Vincent de PaulFrances Alice Forbes · 1:57:09
• Life of Saint MonicaFrances Alice Forbes · 02:07:51
• Life of Saint Columba Apostle of ScotlandFrances Alice Forbes · 02:23:11
• Saint BenedictFrances Alice Forbes · 02:27:00
• Life of St. Ignatius of LoyolaFrances Alice Forbes · 02:14:53
• Life of Saint PaulFrances Alice Forbes · 02:30:48
• Saint Athanasius: The Father of OrthodoxyFrances Alice Forbes · 2:59:49
• Pope Pius the TenthFrances Alice Forbes · 03:44:19