Talk:Ana de Mendoza y de Silva, Princess of Éboli

Teresa of Avila
The Princess of Eboli figured in the biography of St. Teresa. The Princess of Eboli and her husband generously invited Teresa to establish convents for Carmelites in Pastrana. The monks were established there, before the nuns. The first structure built for Teresa's nuns did not suit the preferences of Teresa; it was rebuilt to suit her liking. The nuns moved in; unfortunately, the Prince of Eboli died, thereupon, Ana de Mendoza decided that she too, would become a Carmelite. However, the Carmelite discipline was ill-suited to her: she insisted on a servant in the convent, could not follow the rigors of the order, and allegedly had a door to the street constructed to which her cell opened. This was too much for the prioress of the convent. Upon Teresa's advice, the nuns left in the dead of the night, leaving the Princess of Eboli all by herself.

You may check Marcelle Auclair's biography on Teresa, as well as Jose Luis Olaizola's "The Loves of Saint Teresa" as well as Teresa's own biography about references to the Princess of Eboli. An account of the Princess of Eboli's side on the whole affair, and her impressions of Teresa are found in Olaizola's book.

I suggest you study this. Thanks.

Rrcs law (talk) 05:35, 27 April 2009 (UTC)


 * If anyone has found an English translation of Olaizola's book, Los amores de Teresa de Jesús, it might be used as a source for Princess of Eboli's interactions with Teresa of Avila Vereverde (talk) 19:42, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

Princess of Éboli
Princess of Éboli would be better - it is so in Spanish, and her husband is called here like this, Prince of Éboli. --Zbrnajsem (talk) 16:07, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

How was she blinded
Any historical records discuss what happened to her right eye? Curious if "The Princess Problem" was right about her getting stabbed during a childhood sword fight or not. ScratchMarshall (talk) 06:23, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Children
The article says she gave birth to 10 children, but only nine are listed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.104.18.99 (talk) 17:13, 12 September 2018 (UTC)