1539. Is cured of her paralysis by St. Joseph.

1541. Begins to grow lukewarm, and gives up mental prayer.

1542. Our Lord appears to her in the parlour of the monastery,
"stern and grave " [ch. vii. section 11, see note there].

1555. Ceases to converse with secular people, moved thereto by
the sight of a picture of our Lord on the cross [ch. ix. section
1]. The Jesuits come to Avila and the Saint confesses to F. Juan
de Padranos.

1556. Beginning of the supernatural visitations.

1557. St. Francis de Borja comes to Avila, and approves of the
spirit of the Saint.

1558. First rapture of the Saint [ch. xxiv. section 7].
The vision of Hell [ch. xxxii. section 1]. Father Alvarez
ordained priest.

1559. She takes F. Alvarez for her confessor. The transpiercing
of her heart [ch. xxix. section 17]. Vision of our Lord risen
from the dead [ch. xxvii. section 3, ch. xxviii. section 2].

1560. The vow of greater perfection. St. Peter of Alcantara
approves of her spirit, and St. Luis Beltran encourages her to
proceed with her plan of founding a new monastery.