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St. Teresa of Avila
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1 Pref, 1 | remote community of Carmelite nuns whom I visited put the same 2 Pref, 2 | And who counselled her nuns to be like herself:~ 3 Pref, 2 | invents "laws by which we (nuns) go up and down in rank, 4 Pref, 2 | discussion on melancholy in nuns, in the seventh chapter 5 Pref, 4 | correspondence with the Stanbrook nuns over Teresian matters and 6 Outl, 0 | a convent for Discalced nuns (R IV).~1559. P. çlvarez 7 Outl, 0 | October. The Valladolid nuns fall ill and go to stay 8 Outl, 0 | February 3. The Valladolid nuns enter their new house.~February 9 Outl, 0 | April. Transfers Pastrana nuns to Segovia (F XVII). Remains 10 Outl, 0 | the Incarnation, Avila. Nuns voting for St. Teresa are 11 Intr, 0 | convent of the Discalced nuns at Valladolid. As a considerable 12 Intr, 0 | for the edification of the nuns of the Saint's first foundation -- 13 Unic, 1 | pretending that we were nuns; and I think I wanted to 14 Unic, 2 | father's house. All the nuns were pleased with me; for 15 Unic, 2 | was very pleased to see nuns who were so good; for in 16 Unic, 3 | prayers and to get all the nuns to commend me to God and 17 Unic, 3 | this feeling; if all the nuns had been of one opinion, 18 Unic, 5 | died. I saw that all the nuns were afraid of it but for 19 Unic, 5(86) | The Discalced nuns of St. Joseph's, Avila, 20 Unic, 5(88) | her at the Incarnation and nuns came from that convent to 21 Unic, 6 | body they had expected, the nuns received a living soul; 22 Unic, 7 | enough to see to it that the nuns had a good opinion of me, 23 Unic, 7 | as is given to the oldest nuns, and even more, and they 24 Unic, 7 | and the obligations of the nuns are so ill understood, the 25 Unic, 7 | warned by me. I beg all nuns, for the love of Our Lord, 26 Unic, 11 | Presumably, again, when we became nuns, or previously, when we 27 Unic, 11(106)| something reprehensible in nuns: elsewhere she adjures her 28 Unic, 19 | goodness and sanctity of nuns in my own house, and indeed 29 Unic, 19 | I do not mean only the nuns, but other people: they 30 Unic, 19 | enjoined upon me, as all the nuns did, but I did not even 31 Unic, 20 | about it; so I ordered the nuns (for it happened after I 32 Unic, 24 | who knew me, and even the nuns in my own house,191 considered 33 Unic, 31 | persons to come in (two nuns who may safely be believed, 34 Unic, 31 | stifling me; and when the nuns had sprinkled a great deal 35 Unic, 31 | but because of all the nuns who were listening to me. 36 Unic, 31 | humility; seeing that all the nuns except myself were making 37 Unic, 32 | as it was very needy, we nuns would often leave it for 38 Unic, 32 | repeating to some of the nuns the things taught me by 39 Unic, 32 | should not become Discalced nuns,255 for it would be quite 40 Unic, 32(255)| hermit-saints. Some of the nuns suggested the establishment 41 Unic, 32 | many reasons, the number of nuns in the convent ought never 42 Unic, 32(259)| began to inveigh against "nuns who left their convents 43 Unic, 33 | more strictly enclosed. The nuns said that I was insulting 44 Unic, 34 | lived in a convent where the nuns were allowed to leave the 45 Unic, 35 | warned that many of the nuns wanted to lay upon me the 46 Unic, 35 | account of the large number of nuns there were, and for other 47 Unic, 36 | numerous persecutions which the nuns had to endure after taking 48 Unic, 36 | the habit, with two other nuns of our own house, who chanced 49 Unic, 36(311)| are those taken by these nuns in religion. The Bishop 50 Unic, 36(311)| of her cousins who were nuns at the Incarnation and later 51 Unic, 36 | went at once, leaving my nuns terribly upset. I was well 52 Unic, 36 | was more wicked than other nuns, and in asking how, if I 53 Unic, 36 | matter in the presence of the nuns, so I had to do so.~ 54 Unic, 36 | house and to take some other nuns with me so that we might 55 Unic, 36 | the Lord would give to the nuns in this house.~ 56 Unic, 36 | devoted to the convent. More nuns were received and the Lord 57 Unic, 36 | the case always. As the nuns are few in number I am sure 58 Unic, 36(327)| which she did by giving the nuns the same Constitution as 59 Unic, 36 | always be the aim of our nuns -- to be alone with Him 60 Unic, 36(329)| To-day there are twenty-one nuns in each convent, eighteen 61 Unic, 38(338)| Teresa recommends to her nuns in her Constitutions (Vol. 62 Unic, 38(344)| lines were written, all the nuns of St. Joseph's were still


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