“We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can — namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us.”

About Teresa of Ávila

Mystic • Spanish

Teresa of Ávila was a prominent Spanish mystic, Carmelite nun, and author during the Counter-Reformation. She was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is considered a co-founder of the Discalced Carmelites, along with...