WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How was Teresa of Avila an example of the renewed feelings of faith experienced by some Catholics during the Counter-Reformation?
A
by wanting to reform Spanish convents and monasteries, dedicating her life to to prayer, and founded her own order of nuns.
B
by wanting to reform British convents and monasteries, dedicating her life to to prayer, and founded her own order of nuns.
C
by wanting to reform German convents and monasteries, dedicating her life to to prayer, and founded her own order of nuns.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"The Ecstasy was a mystical experience of the great Spanish Carmelite reformer, Teresa of Avila, a ‘transverberation’ that pierced her heart with the fiery arrow of Divine Love. This vision was cited in the Bull of her canonization in 1622; from that time on the Ecstasy of St.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to St. Teresa of Avila-one of the Church’s great spiritual masters-prayer is a matter of coming into living contact with Jesus; it is not just recitation and repetition. Simply going through the motions doesn’t deserve the noble title of “prayer, ‘’ and it won’t lead to the union of our souls with Jesus.

Detailed explanation-3: -A woman of courage Bravery can be physical, psychological, and moral. St. Teresa of Avila fought many battles, both interior and exterior. Her bravery, combined with significant honesty, encouraged her to subject her mystical experiences to various theologians.

Detailed explanation-4: -She decided to become a nun but was unable to obtain her father’s consent. When she was twenty she left his house, unbeknownst to him, to join the Carmelite Convent of Avila. Her father relented and she was professed the following year.

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