Saint Teresa of Avila

During her lifetime St. Teresa of Avila (1515–1582) captivated just about everyone she met by her wit, sanity, courage, intelligence, simplicity, humility, charm and power; today she continues to delight people by her wonderful combination of holy madness and huge common sense. In this book William Thomas Walsh's chief sources have been St. Teresa's own letters, her treatises, her Life, The Way of Perfection, depositions of witnesses for her beatification and canonization.