{"product_id":"an-english-carmelite-the-life-of-catharine-burton-mother-mary-xaveria-of-the-angels-of-the-english-teresian-convent-at-antwerp-paperback-9781108020916","title":"An English Carmelite; The Life of Catharine Burton, Mother Mary Xaveria of the Angels, of the English Teresian Convent at Antwerp (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108020916","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAn English Carmelite\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Life of Catharine Burton, Mother Mary Xaveria of the Angels, of the English Teresian Convent at Antwerp\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe vivid and detailed autobiography of a seventeenth century English Carmelite nun, first published in 1876.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCatharine Burton (Author), Thomas Hunter (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108020916, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 September 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.41 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCatharine Burton (1688–1714) was an English Carmelite nun who in 1697 was inspired to write her autobiography following visions of her patron saint, St. Francis Xavier. During a severe illness in her teenage years which left her near death, Burton underwent a spiritual conversion and resolved to enter a religious order should she survive. After her recovery, Burton entered the English Carmelite convent in Antwerp in 1693. She was elected Superior of the convent in 1700. This volume, first published in 1876, contains her autobiography as arranged by her confessor, Father Thomas Hunter (1666–1725). Burton describes her childhood and spiritual struggles in fascinating detail, and provides a vivid account of her daily life, bodily sufferings and religious practices as a nun. This volume combines elements from medieval accounts of female religious experiences with early modern philosophical ideas, providing valuable information concerning changes in the representation of female spirituality.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNotice\u003cbr\u003e Editor's preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Birth and family of Catharine Burton\u003cbr\u003e 2. The English Teresians at Antwerp\u003cbr\u003e 3. Introduction to her autobiography\u003cbr\u003e 4. Early years\u003cbr\u003e 5. First year of illness\u003cbr\u003e 6. First year of illness\u003cbr\u003e 7. Continued suffering\u003cbr\u003e 8. Consolations and patience\u003cbr\u003e 9. Favours and trials\u003cbr\u003e 10. First devotion to St. Francis Xavier\u003cbr\u003e 11. The ten Fridays repeated\u003cbr\u003e 12. Miraculous cure\u003cbr\u003e 13. A second miracle\u003cbr\u003e 14. Passing the sea\u003cbr\u003e 15. In the noviceship\u003cbr\u003e 16. Advance in prayer\u003cbr\u003e 17. Second year in the noviceship\u003cbr\u003e 18. Among the professed\u003cbr\u003e 19. Employments and crosses\u003cbr\u003e 20. Sub-prioress and Mistress of Novices\u003cbr\u003e 21. Union with God\u003cbr\u003e 22. Anecdotes of religious life\u003cbr\u003e 23. Vision of Purgatory, Hell, and Heaven\u003cbr\u003e 24. Mary Xaveria when Prioress\u003cbr\u003e 25. Spiritual history\u003cbr\u003e 26. Recollections of the religious\u003cbr\u003e 27. Confidence in God\u003cbr\u003e 28. Religious virtues\u003cbr\u003e 29. Last sickness and death\u003cbr\u003e 30. After death\u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004327350552,"sku":"9781108020916","price":25.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108020916i.jpg?v=1694869627","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/an-english-carmelite-the-life-of-catharine-burton-mother-mary-xaveria-of-the-angels-of-the-english-teresian-convent-at-antwerp-paperback-9781108020916","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}