The origins of the Carmel of Compostela: Mother Maria Antonia de JesusSpanish religious men and women to elect their new presidencyIn 1748, Mother Antonia de Jesús founded the Carmelo de Santiago de Santiago de Santiago de Compostela. She was a faithful follower of St. Teresa of Avila and, like her, a mystic, writer and founder. Thanks to the complete preservation of her autobiographical writings -about 800 pages-, it is possible to know in depth not only the development of her human itinerary. It is also possible to discover her interior, spiritual journey, in which the hand of God guides her, doing a wonderful work in her soul.
In order to establish the Teresian reform in Galicia, God took care to endow it with excellent qualities proper to those latitudes. For example, the temperamental and physical conditions of its people, the deep religiosity of its people, the softness and firmness of a meek and sure character, rich in sensitivity for everything spiritual, and open to the action of God, an action of fluid mystical experiences.
In Omnes we have already analyzed the story of Mother Antonia a few months ago. The new biography constitutes a new impulse in the development of her devotion. It also facilitates the understanding of her thought for those who study her work.
The autobiography has been published by Grupo Editorial Fonte. The presentation of the work took place recently at the Casa de Galicia in Madrid. Leticia Casans, director of the program "Monasterios y conventos" of Radio María, Fray Rafael Pascual Elías, OCD, and the Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, don Antonio María Rouco Varela, participated.
