# The Eagle and the Dove

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- Authors: [Vita Sackville-West](https://www.bookquiver.com/vita-sackville-west)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2018-03-08
- Genres: Biography: historical, political and military

## Description

The two saints whose lives Vita Sackville-West contrasts in this double biography were recorded by very different epithets: 'the great' and 'the little'. Both women were Carmelites, both canonised and both shared the same name. But whilst Teresa of Avila was aristocratic, intellectual, vigorous and humorous, a Spanish woman of the sixteenth century, Thérèse of Lisieux was a guileless and sentimental figure of the French bourgeoisie. Teresa, the great mystic, is the patron saint of Spain; Thérèse, the humble nun, is probably the most beloved saint in the entire Calendar. The extraordinary rise of the cult of both women is scrutinised.

## Editions

### The Eagle and the Dove

- Publisher: Vintage Digital
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-7355-300-2
- Published: 2018-03-08
- Language: en_GB