Read Sister Teresa: The Woman Who Became Saint Teresa of Ávila

Sister Teresa: The Woman Who Became Saint Teresa of Ávila

Bárbara Mujica

4.9/5 (22964 ratings)

Description:“This brilliant fictional biography of Saint Teresa of Ávila breathes new life into a sacred subject” (Booklist). She is Saint Teresa—known as a mystic, reformer, and founder of convents, and the author of numerous texts that introduced her radical religious ideas and practices to a society suffering through the repressive throes of the Spanish Inquisition. In Bárbara Mujica’s masterful tale, her story—her days of youthful romance, her sensual fits of spiritual rapture, secret heritage as a Jewish convert to Catholicism, cloak-and-dagger political dealings, struggles against sexual blackmail, and mysterious illness—unfolds with a tumultuous urgency. Blending fact with fiction in vivid detail, painstakingly researched and beautifully rendered, Mujica’s tale conjures a brilliant picture of sisterhood, faith, the terror of religious persecution, the miracle of salvation, and of one woman’s challenge to the power of strict orthodoxy, a challenge that consisted of a crime of passion—her own personal relationship with God. “This engaging novel depicts Teresa of Ávila as an extraordinary woman whose visions, church reform ideas and writing may well have been inspired by God . . . Surprisingly light and entertaining.” —Publishers Weekly “A lifelong friend remembers Teresa of Ávila, ‘Spain’s most beloved saint,’ in this richly entertaining historical novel from Mujica . . . An earthy, humanizing portrait.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Mujica brings this tumultuous time in history to vivid life. A very interesting and compelling novel which focuses more on Teresa’s entire life rather than simply her religion.” —Historical Novel SocietyWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Sister Teresa: The Woman Who Became Saint Teresa of Ávila. To get started finding Sister Teresa: The Woman Who Became Saint Teresa of Ávila, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN

Description: “This brilliant fictional biography of Saint Teresa of Ávila breathes new life into a sacred subject” (Booklist). She is Saint Teresa—known as a mystic, reformer, and founder of convents, and the author of numerous texts that introduced her radical religious ideas and practices to a society suffering through the repressive throes of the Spanish Inquisition. In Bárbara Mujica’s masterful tale, her story—her days of youthful romance, her sensual fits of spiritual rapture, secret heritage as a Jewish convert to Catholicism, cloak-and-dagger political dealings, struggles against sexual blackmail, and mysterious illness—unfolds with a tumultuous urgency. Blending fact with fiction in vivid detail, painstakingly researched and beautifully rendered, Mujica’s tale conjures a brilliant picture of sisterhood, faith, the terror of religious persecution, the miracle of salvation, and of one woman’s challenge to the power of strict orthodoxy, a challenge that consisted of a crime of passion—her own personal relationship with God. “This engaging novel depicts Teresa of Ávila as an extraordinary woman whose visions, church reform ideas and writing may well have been inspired by God . . . Surprisingly light and entertaining.” —Publishers Weekly “A lifelong friend remembers Teresa of Ávila, ‘Spain’s most beloved saint,’ in this richly entertaining historical novel from Mujica . . . An earthy, humanizing portrait.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Mujica brings this tumultuous time in history to vivid life. A very interesting and compelling novel which focuses more on Teresa’s entire life rather than simply her religion.” —Historical Novel SocietyWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Sister Teresa: The Woman Who Became Saint Teresa of Ávila. To get started finding Sister Teresa: The Woman Who Became Saint Teresa of Ávila, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Sister Teresa: The Woman Who Became Saint Teresa of Ávila

Sister Teresa: The Woman Who Became Saint Teresa of Ávila

More Books

Miss del Río: A Novel of Dolores del Río, the First Major Latina Star in Hollywood

Miss del Río: A Novel of Dolores del Río, the First Major Latina Star in Hollywood

Frida

Frida

Sister Teresa: The Woman Who Became Spain's Most Beloved Saint

Sister Teresa: The Woman Who Became Spain's Most Beloved Saint

Women Warriors in Early Modern Spain: A Tribute to Barbara Mujica (The Early Modern Exchange)

Women Warriors in Early Modern Spain: A Tribute to Barbara Mujica (The Early Modern Exchange)

I am Venus: A Novel

I am Venus: A Novel

[ MILENIO: MIL ANOS DE LITERATURA ESPANOLA (SPANISH, ENGLISH) ] By Mujica, Barbara ( Author) 2001 [ Paperback ]

[ MILENIO: MIL ANOS DE LITERATURA ESPANOLA (SPANISH, ENGLISH) ] By Mujica, Barbara ( Author) 2001 [ Paperback ]

Teresa de Avila, Lettered Woman

Teresa de Avila, Lettered Woman

Antologia de la Literatura Espanola: Siglos XVIII y XIX: (Spanish Edition) by Barbara Mujica (2008-10-01)

Antologia de la Literatura Espanola: Siglos XVIII y XIX: (Spanish Edition) by Barbara Mujica (2008-10-01)

Women Writers of Early Modern Spain: Sophia's Daughters

Women Writers of Early Modern Spain: Sophia's Daughters