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The Book Of The Foundations

of St. Teresa Of Jesus
of the Order of Our Lady Of Carmel

                       with
The Visitation Of Nunneries
The Rule And Constitutions

Written By Herself

Translated From The Spanish 
      By David Lewis



                 Title        Description
The Book of the Foundations  by St. Teresa of Avila
http://carmelite-book-studies--foundations.blogspot.com/2011/06/foundations-
st-teresa-of-avila-teresa.html
The Foundation of the Convent
 of St. Joseph at Granada
By the Ven. Mother 
   Anne of Jesus
http://carmelite-book-studies--foundations.blogspot.com/2011/11/book-of-foundations-foundation-of-s.html
Discussion
http://carmelite-book-studies--foundations.blogspot.com/2011/11/granada-discussion-of-foundation-of-s.html
The Visitation of Nunneries http://carmelite-book-studies--foundations.blogspot.com/2011/11/visitation-of-nunneries-st-teresa-of.html
Discussion
http://carmelite-book-studies--foundations.blogspot.com/2011/11/visitation-of-nunneries-discussion-st.html
The Carmelite Rule http://carmelite-book-studies--foundations.blogspot.com/2011/11/carmelite-rule-st-teresa-of-avila-s.html
Discussion
http://carmelite-book-studies--foundations.blogspot.com/2011/11/carmelite-rule-discussion-s-teresa-of.html
The Constitutions http://carmelite-book-studies--foundations.blogspot.com/2011/11/book-of-foundations-constitutions-st.html
Appendix I Patent For The Foundation
Of Two Convents of Discalced Friars
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Appendix II The Rule and Constitutions (Friars)
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Appendix III Care and Direction of the Nuns
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Appendix IV See source book



   Chapters
            Contents


Introduction 
 by David Lewis  and
 by the Very Rev. 
   Benedict Zimmerman, OCD
   Discalced Carmelite
Introduction (excerpts)

Book Description
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Book Versions
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 Annals of
 the Saint's   
    Life
Annals of the Saint's Life


 Prologue

Discussion of the Prologue


 1

- How this  
    and the other Foundations
  came to be made
Chapter 1

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Discussion of Chapter 1
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 2 - The General of the Order
    comes to Avila.
- Results of his Visit
Chapter 2
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Discussion of Chapter 2

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 3 - How the Monastery of S. Joseph
     in Medina del Campo 
     was begun
Chapter 3
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of-foundations-chapter-3-st-teresa.html

Discussion of Chapter 3
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of-foundations-discussion-of_23.html
 4 - Of certain Graces bestowed 
    on the Nuns
    of these Monasteries.
- Advice to the Prioresses
    concerning them
Chapter 4

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Discussion of Chapter 4
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of-foundations-discussion-of_25.html

 5 - Directions about 
     Prayer and Revelations 
          most profitable 
     for the Active Life
Chapter 5
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of-foundations-chapter-5-st-teresa.html

Discussion of Chapter 5
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 6 - Of the harm it may do 
     Spiritual Persons
   not to know when they are 
     to resist the Spirit
- Of the desire for Communion,
   and of Delusions involved in it

Chapter 6
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of-foundations-chapter-6-st-teresa.html

Discussion of Chapter 6 
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 7 - Treatment of Melancholy Nuns
Chapter 7
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of-foundations-chapter-7-st-teresa.html

Discussion of Chapter 7
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of-foundations-discussion-of_14.html
 8 - Of  Revelations and Visions
Chapter 8
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of-foundations-chapter-8-st-teresa.html

Discussion of Chapter 8

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of-foundations-discussion-of_24.html
 9 - The Foundation of St. Joseph
   at Malagon 
Chapter 9
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Discussion of Chapter 9
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-foundations.blogspot.com/2011/07/book-
of-foundations-discussion-of_25.html
 10 - The Foundation at Valladolid 
   of the Monastery 
   of the Conception
   of our Lady of Carmel
Chapter 10
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of-foundations-chapter-10-st.html

Discussion of Chapter 10
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soon-discussion-of-chapter-10.html
 11 - Dona Casilda de Padilla
Chapter 11
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Discussion of Chapter 11
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 12 - Life and Death of Beatriz
   of the Incarnation
Chapter 12
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Discussion of Chapter 12
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 13 - The Foundation of the First   
     House of  Friars 
   under the Primitive Rule,
      a.d. 1567
Chapter 13      
Duruelo
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Discussion of Chapter 13
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 14- Foundation of the Monastery 
   of the Barefooted Friars 
        in Duruelo.
- The Labours of the Friars there
Chapter 14 - Duruelo and Mancera
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Discussion of Chapter 14
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of-foundations-discussion-of_08.html
 15 - The Foundation of the Monastery
    of St. Joseph in Toledo, 1569
Chapter 15
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of-foundations-chapter-15-st.html

Discussion of Chapter 15
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of-foundations-discussion-of_09.html
 16 Of certain things that took place
    in the Monastery of Toledo,
    to the Honour and Glory of God
Chapter 16
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Discussion of Chapter 16
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 17 The Two Monasteries
   of Pastrana, 1569
Chapter 17
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Discussion of Chapter 17
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of-foundations-discussion-of_14.html
 18 - The Monastery of St. Joseph,
   Salamanca, Founded in 1570
- Weighty Counsels for Prioresses
Chapter 18
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of-foundations-chapter-18-st.html

Discussion of Chapter 18
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of-foundations-discussion-of_18.html
 19 - The Monastery of St. Joseph, 
   Salamanca
Chapter 19
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Discussion of Chapter 19
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 20 - The Monastery of 
    Our Lady of the Annunciation, 
  Alba de Tormes,
   in the year 1571
Chapter 20
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Discussion of Chapter 20
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 21- The Monastery of S. Joseph, 
   Segovia. 1574
  Founded on the Feast of St. Joseph,
Chapter 21
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Discussion of Chapter 21
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 22 - The Foundation 
     of the Monastery
  of the Glorious St. Joseph
     de Salvador in Veas,
  on the Feast of S. Mathias, 1575
Chapter 22  
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Discussion of Chapter 22
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 23 -The Foundation of the Monastery
   of the Glorious St. Joseph
   of Carmel in the City of Seville.
- The First Mass said on the Feast
  of the Most Holy Trinity, 1576.
Chapter 23               Fr  Jerome  Gratian
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Discussion of Chapter 23
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 24 - The Foundation of the Monastery
  of the Glorious St. Joseph
  of Carmel in the City of Seville.
- The First Mass said on the Feast
  of the Most Holy Trinity, 1575
Chapter 24
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Discussion of Chapter 24
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 25 - The Foundation of the Glorious
  St. Joseph Of Seville Continued.
- What Happened When Getting 
   A House Of Our Own.
Chapter 25
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Discussion of Chapter 25
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 26 - Continuation 
    of the same foundation
    of St. Joseph in the City of Seville.
- Relates some very noteworthy
    doings concerning the first nun
    who entered there
Chapter 26
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Discussion of Chapter 26
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 27 - The foundation in the city 
    of Caravaca.
- The Blessed Sacrament is reserved
    on New Year's day 
    of the same year  1576.
- It bears the title 
    of the glorious Saint Joseph
Chapter 27 
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Discussion of Chapter 27
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 28 - The Foundation 
   of Villanueva   de la Jara
Chapter 28 
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Discussion of Chapter 28
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 29 - The Foundation of S. Joseph
  of Our Lady of La Calle 
      in Palencia,
  on the feast of King David,
  in the Year 1580
Chapter 29
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Foot Notes for Ch 29
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Discussion of Chapter 29
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 30 - The Foundation of the Monastery
  of The Most Holy Trinity 
  in Soria,
  in the year 1581.
- The first Mass said on the feast of
  our Father, St. Eliseus
Chapter 30
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Discussion of Chapter 30
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 31 - The Foundation of the glorious
   St. Joseph of St. Anne in the city
  of Burgos is begun.
- The first Mass is said 
         19 April 1582,
  octave of the feast of the Resurrection
Chapter 31
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Foot Notes
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Discussion of Chapter 31
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