Talk:Teresa of Ávila

Contemplative prayer - doctor of the Church
Because Teresa of Ávila is revered for her reformation of the Church, I expected a bit more explanation as to what exactly she reformed, what the main contributions are. This is buried here and there as nuggets in the text, and from what I gather it's mostly the monastic life and contemplative/mental prayer. Elsewhere, I read that she also contributed a lot on the role of suffering (which would make sense). I am nothing close to familiar enough with the topic to write about this, but it would be great if someone better versed in this literature could write a section about her contributions to the Church (heritage?) and what her contributions actually were (in summary). effeietsanders 00:37, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

Salamanca diploma

 * "The University of Salamanca had granted her the title Doctor ecclesiae (Latin for "Doctor of the Church") with a diploma in her lifetime"

This extraordinary claim needs some strong proof. I found contrary evidence:
 * Has Mr. Maguire not heard of St. Teresa de Jesus ? There is a collection of sermons written in Spanish, by Francis Fernando De Lara y Villamayor, of the Order of our Lady of Mount Carmel ; and this book is approved of by the General of his order, and also by the doctors of the University of Alcala, and by his bishop, and by the King of Spain's Secretary ; in which there are three sermons in eulogy of the seraphic Mother St. Teresa. In one of the discourses the preacher informs us, how this blessed woman became the only female doctor that ever was in the Catholic Church ; and in order that she might obtain that honour, and as the doctors of Salamanca hesitated about admitting a female to the honour of the doctorate, he relates that her chin was endowed with a long beard, and that the learned men of that University, seeing this phenomenon, no longer hesitated to give her the degree. “And thus, (says the preacher,) though by nature she was a woman, yet in prowess and by virtue of her beard she was a man, and that one of the most bearded men that ever graduated in that seat of learning.”
 * St. Teresa's learning and writings have been the wonder of theologians. Few in any age equalled her in mystical theology. It need hardly be stated that she never graduated at an university. When spoken of as “doctor"—though erroneously—it is as Doctor of the Church, the same as St. Thomas, St. Liquori, &c. The Church has not accorded her the honor. ... As a matter of fact, and which may account for many erroneous impressions on the subject, “the celebrated university of Salamanca, which has chosen her for its patroness, exhibits her arrayed in doctor's costume, in the magnificent portrait which adorns their great reception hall."
 * St. Teresa's learning and writings have been the wonder of theologians. Few in any age equalled her in mystical theology. It need hardly be stated that she never graduated at an university. When spoken of as “doctor"—though erroneously—it is as Doctor of the Church, the same as St. Thomas, St. Liquori, &c. The Church has not accorded her the honor. ... As a matter of fact, and which may account for many erroneous impressions on the subject, “the celebrated university of Salamanca, which has chosen her for its patroness, exhibits her arrayed in doctor's costume, in the magnificent portrait which adorns their great reception hall."
 * St. Teresa's learning and writings have been the wonder of theologians. Few in any age equalled her in mystical theology. It need hardly be stated that she never graduated at an university. When spoken of as “doctor"—though erroneously—it is as Doctor of the Church, the same as St. Thomas, St. Liquori, &c. The Church has not accorded her the honor. ... As a matter of fact, and which may account for many erroneous impressions on the subject, “the celebrated university of Salamanca, which has chosen her for its patroness, exhibits her arrayed in doctor's costume, in the magnificent portrait which adorns their great reception hall."

The first of these is from an anti-Catholic polemic, the second from a journal for Catholic priests. jnestorius(talk) 07:31, 11 April 2021 (UTC)


 * The abovementioned sermon is
 * jnestorius(talk) 10:52, 12 April 2021 (UTC)
 * jnestorius(talk) 10:52, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

Error in list of works.
UNDER the Complete Poetry of ... it Should NOT read "New Orleans University" but rather " University Press of the South, New Orleans...." Please fix! Thank you, Eric W. Vogt 2601:601:9980:9DB0:A927:4B3D:37E5:5210 (talk) 04:37, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

Birth of Saint Teresa of Ávila and her death
Saint Teresa of Ávila was born on Wednesday, the proleptic Gregorian 7 April 1515, and died around 9:00 PM (20:00 GMT) on Thursday, the proleptic Gregorian 14 October 1582. 179.99.165.113 (talk) 03:32, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

Drew attention by skulking at the back?
Quote from forthcoming autobiography of Esme Langley - is there any corroboration of this allegation?

Vendeka (talk) 14:07, 5 April 2024 (UTC)