{"product_id":"pst112","title":"St. Theresa Of Avila Pewter Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePendants come on Legend Cards with a 33-inch-long black cord. Fine Lead-Free Pewter. Packaged on Recycled paper cards.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheresa Of Avila\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen she was 43 years old, St. Therese of Avila decided to create a new order of nuns dedicated to a life of poverty and prayer. For St. Therese, the contemplative life was a loving, even fun vocation. Therese said \"May God protect me from gloomy saints.\" On day, when one of the Sisters found her about to eat an especially sumptuous meal and scolded her for the lack of poverty is showed , she answered \"There's a time for partridge and a time for penance.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe was ordered to write her life story by the church. She described her divine visions, and the church decided that they were real experiences, granted her by God. In spite of this approval, she was a very controversial figure. The Pope called her \"a restless disobedient gadabout. \" When a convent elected her as the prioress, the head of the Carmelites excommunicated every nun who lived there. In 1970 she was declared a Doctor of the Church for her writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePendants come on legend cards with a 33-inch-long cord. Fine Lead Free Pewter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"nirvana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53970093343030,"sku":"PST112","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0370\/1476\/5613\/files\/r_1f5eea55-c24e-48f8-994d-359b8eb6523e.jpg?v=1777398789","url":"https:\/\/journeysgifts.com\/products\/pst112","provider":"Journeys Spirited Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}