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Quotation from The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus by Teresa of Avila
“It was a representation of Christ most grievously wounded; and so devotional, that the very sight of it, when I saw it, moved me--so well did it show forth that which He suffered for us.”
The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, Chapter IX, § 1, trans. David Lewis
The image in the oratory before which her conversion begins.
Citation: "It was a representation of Christ most grievously wounded; and so devotional, that the very sight of it, when I saw it, moved me--so well did it show forth that which He suffered for us." — Teresa of Avila, The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, Chapter IX, § 1, trans. David Lewis. (id life-of-st-teresa-of-jesus-q4)
Virtues: Piety
Portrait: Santa Teresa de Jesús (Museo del Prado), Eduardo Balaca, Public domain.
