Sites related to St. Teresa of Avila, a sixteenth-century Spanish Carmelite mystic, writer, founder/reformer. St. John of the Cross was her protégé. She was the first woman to be named a Doctor of the Church. Works (14) 1. Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Teresa of Avila - Or Teresa of Jesus. Carmelite reformer and founder, mystic, author, d. 1582. 2. Catholic Online: St. Teresa of Avila - Life of St. Teresa, by Terry Matz. 3. Patron Saints Index: Teresa of Avila - Illustrated profile. 4. Saint Teresa of Avila - Three versions of Teresa's life: for young families, practiced families, and experienced families; by Catherine Fournier. 5. Saint Teresa of Avila, Virgin, Foundress - From the book "Lives of Saints," published by John J. Crawley. 6. Saint Teresa of Jesus (Teresa of Avila) - Brief illustrated biography, with prayer. 7. St. Teresa - Pamphlet by David Lewis, originally published in 1954. 8. Teresa of Avila, Reformer and Contemplative - With prayer in traditional and contemporary language. 9. Teresian Carmel in Austria: St. Teresa of Avila - Illustrated biographical essay. 10. The Ecole Glossary: Teresa of Avila - Short article by Andrea Parra. 11. The Feminine in Prayer in "The Interior Castle" - Article by Vilma Seelaus, originally published in "Spiritual Life." 12. The Our Father and the "Interior Castle" of St. Teresa - Article by Tom Richard, in the May-June issue of "Catholic Faith," correlates the scheme of Teresa's celebrated book with the petitions of the Lord's Prayer. 13. Theresa, Saint (Theresa of Ávila) - Biographical article in the Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Includes brief bibliography. 14. Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Society: St. Teresa of Avila - Short biography, especially suited to children. 15. A Hymn to the Name and Honor of the Admirable Sainte Teresa - Poem by Richard Crashaw. In The Oxford Book of English Mystical Verse. 16. The Flaming Heart - Poem by Richard Crashaw "Vpon the book and Picture of the seraphicall saint Teresa, (as she is vsvally expressed with a Seraphim biside her)." In The Oxford Book of English Mystical Verse. 17. Theresa, St - Article on the Spanish reform-minded religious founder, mystic, and writer. In the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. Some scanner errors. 18. Women Saints, Doctors of the Church - Short feature story by Jone Johnson Lewis on SS. Teresa of Avila and Catherine of Siena, the first two women Doctors of the Church.

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