If we see faults in monasteries of poor women, it is because they are poor against their will, and for no longer being able to, and no longer following the counsels of Christ; I simply do not praise poverty, but suffering with patience for the love of Christ Our Lord…
Saint Peter of Alcántara
Letter to Saint Teresa of Avila
14 April 1562

Francesco Fontebasso
Cappella Giustinian dei Vescovi of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice)
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