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Saint Teresa of Avila
A definitive life of one of the greatest Saints of the church and one of the most appealing women of all time by a master writer. Immenselysane, witty, intelligent, charming and courageous, she is the reformerof the Order of Mt. Carmel, founder of many convents and monasteries,and is universally considered the greatest mystical writer of theChurch, for which she was declared Doctor of the Church. Publisher: Tan Books and Publishers Author: William Thomas Walsh Format: 608 pages, paperback ISBN: 9780895556257
120 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1917
About the author
F.A. Forbes
75 books22 followersF. A. Forbes (16 March 1869 – 1936) was the nom de plume of Mother Frances Alice Monica Forbes, RSCJ, a member of the Society of the Sacred Heart from Scotland and a religious author.
She was born in 1869 as Alice Forbes into a Presbyterian family. Her mother died when she was a child. In 1900 she became a Roman Catholic. Only a few months later, she entered the Society of the Sacred Heart, as a 31-year-old postulant.
She wrote numerous books, including brief biographies of Saint Ignatius Loyola, Saint John Bosco, Saint Teresa of Ávila, Saint Columba, Saint Monica, Saint Athanasius, Saint Catherine of Siena, Saint Benedict, Saint Hugh of Lincoln, Saint Vincent de Paul, and, most famously, Pope Saint Pius X. She died in 1936.
She was born in 1869 as Alice Forbes into a Presbyterian family. Her mother died when she was a child. In 1900 she became a Roman Catholic. Only a few months later, she entered the Society of the Sacred Heart, as a 31-year-old postulant.
She wrote numerous books, including brief biographies of Saint Ignatius Loyola, Saint John Bosco, Saint Teresa of Ávila, Saint Columba, Saint Monica, Saint Athanasius, Saint Catherine of Siena, Saint Benedict, Saint Hugh of Lincoln, Saint Vincent de Paul, and, most famously, Pope Saint Pius X. She died in 1936.
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January 6, 2021
Concise biography of one of the four female Doctors of the Church. Gives a good overview of her life and accomplishments, and the immense challenges she faced. Teresa is my "saint of the year" this year, so I feel like this gave me a good overview of her life to keep in mind as I delve into her writings.
January 3, 2021
Concise biography about St Teresa of Avila. A good introduction to her little. I would recommend reading this sorry biography before reading her books.
May 28, 2022
A little simple but also enlightening on the life of St. Teresa.
June 25, 2025
*3.5!!! giving a life of a saint book less than 4 stars feels kind of sacrilegious but this was a little boring. easy read though and i learned a lot
November 17, 2016
I found this on YouTube, recorded via Libravox, where many other books have been transcribed into audiobook for free.
I first heard about St. Teresa from the book Angels and Demons, by Dan Brown. There is a statue featured called the Extasy of St. Teresa, the statue of an angel holding an arrow above a woman whose face us contorted with a sort of pleasure. The statue intrigued me and I wanted to look into the life of the woman. F. A Forbes gives a detailed description about this remarkable woman and the tribulations she endured.
I first heard about St. Teresa from the book Angels and Demons, by Dan Brown. There is a statue featured called the Extasy of St. Teresa, the statue of an angel holding an arrow above a woman whose face us contorted with a sort of pleasure. The statue intrigued me and I wanted to look into the life of the woman. F. A Forbes gives a detailed description about this remarkable woman and the tribulations she endured.
September 20, 2018
Short account of the saint's life from girlhood on. Humility and obedience were her hallmarks, even as she restored original rule to the Carmelites and the reformers fought her.
Incredible holiness in her prayer life.
Incredible holiness in her prayer life.
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