La mística de Santa Isabel de la Trinidad profundiza en la virtud de la sencillez en la espiritualidad vicenciana

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  • Joseph Tuan Viet Cao The CM Province of Vietnam Author

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https://doi.org/10.35312/xghc6s53

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Myticism, Vincentian Spirituality, Simplicity, Saint Elizabeth of Trinity

Resumen

Santa Isabel de la Trinidad (1880-1906) ejemplifica la integración de misticismo y sencillez en la espiritualidad vicenciana. Nacida en Francia, dio tempranas muestras de una profunda inclinación espiritual, ingresando finalmente en el convento de las Carmelitas. La espiritualidad de Isabel, centrada en la Santísima Trinidad, hace hincapié en la unidad interior y la sencillez, que conducen a una profunda vida contemplativa. Para ella, la sencillez es esencial para entrar en una unión mística con Dios. Sus escritos, llenos de calidez y perspicacia, siguen inspirando a los cristianos a vivir su fe con auténtica sencillez y profunda contemplación. La vida y las enseñanzas de Isabel ponen de relieve la importancia de la sencillez no sólo como estilo de vida, sino como camino hacia la intimidad divina y el crecimiento espiritual.

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2024-07-31

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Tuan Viet Cao, J. (2024). La mística de Santa Isabel de la Trinidad profundiza en la virtud de la sencillez en la espiritualidad vicenciana. Studia Vincentiana, 2(2), 162-172. https://doi.org/10.35312/xghc6s53