Homenagem Santa Teresa D'Avila,Tejo 2015

D. Lourenço de Almeida, the illustrious founder of Quinta da Lapa, chose this sublime, timeless, poem of faith by Saint Teresa of Avila as the motto etched above the doorstep of his Manor House. Born in 1515 in the province of Avila in Spain, Teresa de Ahumada was an extraordinary woman, reknown for her intelligence and charisma.