The Eagle and the Dove

The two saints whose lives Vita Sackville-West contrasts in this double biography were recorded by very different epithets: 'the great' and 'the little'. Both women were Carmelites, both canonised and both shared the same name. But whilst Teresa of Avila was aristocratic, intellectual, vigorous and humorous, a Spanish woman of the sixteenth century, Therese of Lisieux was a guileless and sentimental figure of the French bourgeoisie. Teresa, the great mystic, is the patron saint of Spain; Therese, the humble nun, is probably the most beloved saint in the entire Calendar. The extraordinary rise of the cult of both women is scrutinised.

Product details

• Authors: Vita Sackville-West
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 12.03.2018
• EAN: 9781784873523
• ISBN: 978-1-78487-352-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: religious & spiritual, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Biography: religious and spiritual, Religious communities and monasticism, Christian communities & monasticism