My soul can find rest nowhere but in God and in people who understand her.

— Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582), Mystikerin/Kirchenlehrerin

Topics: Loneliness & Abandonment, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit

Teresa of Ávila

Teresa von Ávila (1515–1582) war eine spanische Ordensfrau, Mystikerin und Schriftstellerin, die im 16. Jahrhundert durch zahlreiche Klostergründungen den Karmeliterorden reformierte. Sie prägte mit Werken wie „Die innere Burg“ das Konzept des inneren Gebets als persönliche Gottesbeziehung und sah sich wegen ihrer mystischen Visionen zeitweise Untersuchungen der Spanischen Inquisition ausgesetzt. Für Bibelleser veranschaulicht ihr Werk eine kontemplative Gebetspraxis und die psychologisch genaue Beobachtung geistlicher Reifungsprozesse.

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