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I know a person who, though no poet, composed some verses in a very short time, which were full of feeling and admirably descriptive of her pain: the… - Teresa of Ávila
" "I know a person who, though no poet, composed some verses in a very short time, which were full of feeling and admirably descriptive of her pain: they did not come from her understanding, but, in order the better to enjoy the bliss which came to her from such delectable pain, she complained of it to her God. She would have been so glad if she could have been cut to pieces, body and soul, to show what joy this pain caused her. What torments could have been set before her at such a time which she would not have found it delectable to endure for her Lord's sake?
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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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I saw an angel close by me, on my left side, in bodily form. This I am not accustomed to see, unless very rarely. Though I have visions of angels frequently, yet I see them only by an intellectual vision, such as I have spoken of before. It was our Lord's will that in this vision I should see the angel in this wise. He was not large, but small of stature, and most beautiful — his face burning, as if he were one of the highest angels, who seem to be all of fire: they must be those whom we call cherubim. Their names they never tell me; but I see very well that there is in heaven so great a difference between one angel and another, and between these and the others, that I cannot explain it.
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