Saint Teresa Of Avila

Children’s Saints/Intermediate

Saint Teresa of Ávila: God’s Troublemaker

What kind of trouble can a nun get into? The kind God calls her to!

In answer to God’s invitation, Teresa of Ávila sneaked away from her father to join the Carmelite nuns. But that was just the beginning.

Discover how Saint Teresa of Ávila fell in love with Christ, reformed her religious order, and shook up her corner of the world in this beautiful Shoujo-style graphic novel.

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$14.95 U.S. ISBN-10: 0-8198-9038-3

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Written and Illustrated by Yoon Song-足i

Boston

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Yun, Song-i.

[Abilla ui songnyo T’eresa. English] Saint Teresa of Avila : God’s troublemaker / by Yoon Song-i ; translated by the Kate Yoon. pages cm ISBN 978-0-8198-9038-2 -- ISBN 0-8198-9038-3 1. Teresa, of Avila, Saint, 1515-1582. 2. Christian saints--Spain--Avila--Biography. I. Title.

BX4700.T4Y8613 2014 282.092--dc23 [B] 2014012578 The Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. 아빌라의 성녀 데레사 (Saint Teresa of Ávila) by YOON Song-­i © 2010 by YOON Song-­i, www.pauline.or.kr.

Originally published by Pauline Books & Media, Seoul, Korea. All rights reserved.

Translated by Kate Yoon Copyright © 2014, Daughters of St. Paul for English Edition All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

“P” and PAULINE are registered trademarks of the Daughters of St. Paul.

Published by Pauline Books & Media, 50 Saint Pauls Avenue, Boston, MA 02130–­3491 Printed in the U.S.A. STAGN VSAUSAPEOILL 12-2910030 9038-3 www.pauline.org Pauline Books & Media is the publishing house of the Daughters of St. Paul, an international congregation of women religious serving the Church with the communications media.

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Contents CHAPTER 1 Changes and Challenges

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CHAPTER 2 Learning and Listening

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CHAPTER 3 New Path

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CHAPTER 4 Facing the Crisis

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CHAPTER 5 Daughter of the Church

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THAT’S THE WAY TO FIND THE MOORS FROM AFRICA* . . .

LET’S GO, RODRIGO! IF WE DIE AS MARTYRS—­AT THE HANDS OF THE MOORS—­ WE’LL GET TO SEE GOD RIGHT AWAY!

*THE MOORS WERE MUSLIMS FROM NORTH AFRICA. THE MOORS WANTED TO SPREAD THEIR FAITH IN EUROPE. CHRISTIANS WHO DEFENDED THEIR FAITH OR TRIED TO CONVERT THE MOORS TO CHRISTIANITY KNEW THAT THEY WERE RISKING THEIR LIVES.

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HURRY UP, RODRIGO! LET’S GO!

CAN WE REALLY LEAVE FOR AFRICA LIKE THIS? WE DIDN’T EVEN SAY GOODBYE TO MAMÁ OR PAPÁ.

AND WE DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW TO GET THERE.

HMM . . .

I THINK IF WE KEEP WALKING STRAIGHT THIS WAY, WE’LL GET THERE SOONER OR LATER.

I DON’T KNOW, TERESA. ARE YOU REAL-­LY THIS BRAVE? AREN’T YOU SCARED? IT’S GETTING PRET-­TY DARK .

YOU’RE JUST GUESSING. YOU HAVE ­ NO IDEA.

SHIVER I’M ALREADY COLD AND HUNGRY.

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GRAB HERE, RODRIGO, EAT SOME OF THE BREAD I BROUGHT FOR OUR TRIP . . .

GOTCHA, YOU RASCALS!!

COME ON, LET’S GET YOU BOTH HOME. YOUR MAMÁ IS REALLY WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

BUT TÍO, WE WANT TO GO TO AFRICA.

OH! TÍO!* WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? RUNNING AWAY FROM HOME??

WE’VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR YOU SINCE THIS MORNING!

*Tío is *TÍO IS Spanish SPANISH FOR UNCLE. for uncle.

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Grumble grumble

AFRICA? WHY IN THE WORLD DO YOU WANT TO GO TO AFRICA? YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW FAR AFRICA IS FROM ÁVILA, SPAIN.

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WHEW . . . I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THESE CHILDREN. THEY WERE SO MOVED

BY THE STORIES YOU READ TO THEM ABOUT MARTYRS DYING AT THE HANDS OF THE MOORS. THAT’S WHY THEY WERE RUNNING AWAY TO AFRICA.

WHAT?!

MY CHILDREN WERE TRYING TO BECOME MARTYRS AT THE HANDS OF THE MOORS?

HA HA HA!

THIS IS YOUR FAULT! BECAUSE YOU READ ALL THOSE BOOKS TO THEM, THEY WANT TO DO THE SAME AND SEE GOD RIGHT

AWAY! BETTER THAN STORIES ABOUT KNIGHTS.

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WELL, AT LEAST I DON’T READ THEM CHEESY LOVE STORIES ABOUT PRINCESSES FALLING IN LOVE WITH KNIGHTS LIKE YOU DO.

SO WHERE ARE TERESA AND RODRIGO NOW?

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THEY FELL ASLEEP AFTER DINNER.

BEATRIZ, THEY LOOK LIKE LITTLE ANGELS.

THEY’D BE ANGELIC IF THEY DIDN’T CAUSE SO MUCH TROUBLE. BUT I LOVE THEM ALL THE SAME.

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