Question

Started a group of nuns known as the Discalced Carmelites that followed the example of the Franciscans. They lived simple, austere lives filled with prayer

A.Pope Paul III


B.Ignatius of Loyola


C.Teresa of Avila

Answer 1

The correct answer is C. The Discalced Carmelites have a life marked by a commitment to study and knowledge of the human heart and marked by growing personal and spiritual sensitivity. St. Teresa "wanted a new religious life to be born," and she wanted to keep the fidelity to the Church. The Discalced Carmelites are also the only Catholic mendicant order that had as foundress a woman.