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At the age of 43, she became determined to start a new convent that went back to the basics of a contemplative order: a simple life of poverty devoted to prayer. No one in religious orders wanted Teresa reminding them of the way God said they should live.
At the age of 43, she became determined to start a new convent that went back to the basics of a contemplative order: a simple life of poverty devoted to prayer. No one in religious orders wanted Teresa reminding them of the way God said they should live.
When plans leaked out about her first convent, St. Joseph's, she was denounced from the pulpit, told by her sisters she should raise money for the convent she was already in, and threatened with the Inquisition. The town started legal proceedings against her. She moved ahead calmly, as if nothing was wrong, trusting in God. She said "May God protect me from gloomy saints." Teresa's many prayers were answered with the first of many covenants. She founded the convent of Discalced Carmelite Nuns of the Primitive Rule of St. Joseph at Avila in 1562.
When plans leaked out about her first convent, St. Joseph's, she was denounced from the pulpit, told by her sisters she should raise money for the convent she was already in, and threatened with the Inquisition. The town started legal proceedings against her. She moved ahead calmly, as if nothing was wrong, trusting in God. She said "May God protect me from gloomy saints." Teresa's many prayers were answered with the first of many convents. She founded the convent of Discalced Carmelite Nuns of the Primitive Rule of St. Joseph at Avila in 1562.
At St. Joseph's, she was ordered to write a book of her life. Many people questioned her experiences and this book would either clear her or condemn her. Teresa purposely followed a profound thought with the statement, "But what do I know. I'm just a wretched woman." The Inquisition liked what they read and cleared her.
At St. Joseph's, she was ordered to write a book of her life. Many people questioned her experiences and this book would either clear her or condemn her. Teresa purposely followed a profound thought with the statement, "But what do I know. I'm just a wretched woman." The Inquisition liked what they read and cleared her.