"The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila by Herself" is the autobiographical account of Saint Teresa of Avila, a prominent 16th century Spanish mystic, Carmelite nun, theologian, and writer of the Counter Reformation.
Believed to have been written.
After the death of her mother when she was 11, she went to live with the Augustinian nuns and devoted the rest of her Life to the church until her death in 1582.
Saint Teresa of Avila was born in 1515 in Avila, Spain to a wealthy and prominent family. "The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila by Herself" is the autobiographical account of Saint Teresa of Avila, a prominent 16th century Spanish mystic, Carmelite nun, theologian, and writer of the Counter Reformation