Teresa's Vision (based on the mystical experiences of Saint Teresa of Avilla)

This song is based on the mystical experiences of Saint Teresa of Avilla. Teresa of Ávila, born Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada on March 28, 1515, in Ávila, Spain, was a remarkable Spanish mystic, Carmelite nun, and writer who profoundly influenced the Catholic Reformation. Raised in a devout family, she entered the Carmelite Monastery of the Incarnation in 1535 after a youth marked by illness and a deep spiritual awakening, despite early distractions from worldly pursuits. Her experiences of divine visions and ecstatic prayer, detailed in her seminal works The Interior Castle and The Life, led her to reform the Carmelite Order, founding the Discalced Carmelites in 1562 with stricter observance, alongside St. John of the Cross. Despite opposition from the Inquisition and her own poor health, she established 17 convents, traveling tirelessly across Spain until her death on October 4, 1582, in Alba de Tormes. Canonized in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV, she was later named a Doctor of the Church in 1970, celebrated for her insights into prayer and the soul’s union with God.