Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07 - Great Women by John Lord
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Cruelty of the English to her
The diabolical persecution Martyrdom of Joan Tardy justice to her memory Effects of the martyrdom SAINT THERESA. RELIGIOUS ENTHUSIASM. Pleasures of the body the aim of Paganism Aim of Christianity to elevate the soul Mistakes of monastic life The age of Saint Theresa Her birth and early training Mediaeval piety Theresa sent to a convent to be educated Her poor health Religious despotism of the Middle Ages Their gloom and repulsiveness Faith and repentance divorced Catholic theology Theresa becomes a nun Her serious illness Her religious experience The Confessions of Saint Augustine The religious emancipation of Theresa Her canticles Her religious rhapsodies |
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