A Look Inside: The Last Years of Saint Therese [Click Images to Enlarge]
The Reformed Carmel of Saint Joseph, Avila, founded in 1562. The present convent is situated atop Teresa s family residence. (Photo taken by author)
Salamanca, the University. Here, Juan studied rhetoric and scholastic philosophy, 1564-68. (Photo taken by author)
Toledo s city wall, at the precipice where Juan risked his life. (Photo taken by author)
Thy Will Be Done, a panel from an icon of the Moscow Armory School, late seventeenth century, the Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg. (Photo taken by author)
Alcal de Henares, the square facing the University founded by Cisneros (1499). (Photo taken by author)
The Carmel of the Incarnation, outside of Avila. Teresa entered it when she was 20, in 1535. (Photo taken by author)