Project Gutenberg 2006-09-05 Public domain in the USA. 302 Whyte, Alexander 1836 1921 Teresa, of Avila, Saint 1515 1582 Avila, Teresa of Ahumada, Teresa de Cepeda y, Saint Sanchez de Cepeda y Ahumada, Teresa Santa Teresa: An Appreciation With Some of the Best Passages of the Saint's Writings Transcribed from the 1900 Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier edition by David Price "Santa Teresa: An Appreciation" by Alexander Whyte is a spiritual exploration combined with biographical insights, likely written in the late 19th century. This work serves to highlight the life and contributions of Saint Teresa of Avila, a prominent figure in Christian mysticism. It discusses her impact on monastic reform and her profound experiences with prayer and spirituality, enriched with selected passages from her own writings. The beginning of this appreciation depicts Whyte's deep engagement with Teresa's writings during a summer retreat in the Engadine, where he found himself inspired to introduce her spirituality to others. He reflects on Teresa's dual heritage of noble birth and a devout upbringing, suggesting that her character was shaped by her family environment. Additionally, he outlines her journey from youthful vanity to religious devotion, detailing her trials and tribulations in both health and faith that led her to reform the religious houses in Spain. The overarching theme suggests an admiration for Teresa's spiritual insight and a desire to make her teachings accessible for contemporary readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Teresa, of Avila, Saint, 1515-1582 BX Text Category: Biographies Category: Religion/Spirituality 148535 2025-10-08T08:00:55.495493 text/html 146266 2006-09-05T12:42:39 text/html 143810 2025-10-08T08:01:01.162467 application/epub+zip 143297 2025-10-08T08:00:58.519470 application/epub+zip 120463 2025-10-08T08:00:57.415477 application/epub+zip 305571 2025-10-08T08:01:03.118518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291435 2025-10-08T08:01:00.467492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218929 2022-09-09T08:09:58.240464 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133215 2025-10-08T08:00:55.132511 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 133026 2006-09-05T12:43:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18975 2025-10-08T08:01:03.258451 application/rdf+xml 18577 2025-10-08T08:00:57.909480 image/jpeg 4544 2025-10-08T08:00:57.660473 image/jpeg 53531 2006-09-05T12:43:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 50585 2006-09-05T12:43:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 144524 2025-10-08T08:00:55.508482 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia