Our only valid criteria for judgment are the virtues in the soul who is serving God. Is she humble, detached from personal desires, and is her consci… - Teresa of Ávila
" "Our only valid criteria for judgment are the virtues in the soul who is serving God. Is she humble, detached from personal desires, and is her conscience pure? If so, she is holy.
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About Teresa of Ávila
Saint Teresa of Avila (Teresa de Jesús) (28 March 1515 – 4 October 1582), born Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada, was a Spanish mystic philosopher and Catholic saint.
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Also Known As
Native Name:
Teresa de Ávila
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Teresia Abulensis
Alternative Names:
Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada
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Teresa de Jesús
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Teresa Sanchez Cepeda Davila y Ahumada
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Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada
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Teresa
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Avil̔skaia Tereza
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Saint Teresa of Jesus
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Saint Teresa of Ávila
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Teresa de, Saint Cepeda y Ahumada
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Saint Teresia a Jesu
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Saint Teresa di Gesù
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Teresa Sanchez de Cepeda y Ahumada
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Saint Thérèse de Jésus
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Saint Theresa de Jesus
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Saint Theresia von Jesus
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Theresa, Saint De Cepeda
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Saint Teresa
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Teresa of Avila
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Saint Teresa of Avila
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Teresa de Jesus
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Saint Teresa di Gesu
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Saint Therese de Jesus
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Theresa of Avila
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Theresa
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Additional quotes by Teresa of Ávila
Once, when she was travelling to one of her convents, St. Teresa of Ávila was knocked off her donkey and fell into the mud, injuring her leg. “Lord,” she said, “you couldn’t have picked a worse time for this to happen. Why would you let this happen?”
And the response in prayer that she heard was, “That is how I treat my friends.”
Teresa answered, “And that is why you have so few of them!
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