The Interior Castle: TAN Classic (Tan Classics)
Brand: Tan Books
Categories: Books, Biographies & Memoirs, Arts & Literature



Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.64 x 8.5 inches
ISBN-13: 978-0895552273
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0895552272
Print length: 256 pages
Publication date: March 1, 2011
subtitle: Paperback – March 1, 2011
author: St. Teresa Of Avila
review: Editorial Reviews About the Author St. Teresa of Avila was born in 1515 at Avila, Spain, and her mother Beatriz was determined to bring her up as a good Christian. She attempted to find martyrdom by running away from home when she was seven, but was promptly stopped by her uncle. She later became a Carmelite nun and began to experience, while suffering from sickness, spiritual ecstasy as a result of reading Francisco de Osuna's Third Spiritual Alphabet . In 1599 she was convinced that she was actually seeing visions of Christ, which continued often for two years. Teresa of Avila founded a good many convents, including at Andalusia, Palencia and Soria. She is also the author of The Interior Castle , The Way of Perfection , and an Autobiography . She died in 1582 at the age of 67, and was canonized by Pope Gregory XV in 1622. Her feast is celebrated on October 15.