Teresa of Avila and the Letters of Saint Jerome: Simple encouragement or Substantial Influence?
In the Book of her Life, Teresa of Avila reports that reading the letters of saint Jerome so encouraged her that she resolved to enter the monastery of the Incarnation. Despite this acknowledgement, and the fact that Teresa continues to refer to Jerome throughout her subsequent writings, his potenti...
| Published in: | Teresianum |
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Edizioni OCD
[2019]
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Teresianum
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KCD Hagiography; saints KDB Roman Catholic Church |
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| Summary: | In the Book of her Life, Teresa of Avila reports that reading the letters of saint Jerome so encouraged her that she resolved to enter the monastery of the Incarnation. Despite this acknowledgement, and the fact that Teresa continues to refer to Jerome throughout her subsequent writings, his potential influence on her thought has been largely ignored. This study will undertake a detailed exploration of Jerome's ascetic doctrine as laid out in the letters available in Spanish translation at the start of the sixteenth century. The analysis reveals striking parallels with Teresa's own teaching and suggests that Jerome may have been a critical source for some of the most distinctive aspects of the vision of religious life which Teresa set out for her reformed Carmels. |
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| ISSN: | 0392-4556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Pontificia Facoltà Teologica Teresianum (Rom), Teresianum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1484/J.TER.5.117918 |