Treats of the beauty and dignity of our souls; makes a comparison by the help of which this may be understood; describes the benefit which comes from understanding it and being aware of the favours which we receive from God; and shows how the door of this castle is prayer.
Also known as Teresa of Jesus. Spanish mystic and Roman Catholic saint who founded the religious Order of the Discalced Carmelites (OCD, for its initials in Spanish) with St. John of the Cross and wrote "The Interior Castle," "The Way of Perfection," and an autobiography
