"About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don't go by one text only."
Saint Teresa of Avila(03/28/1515 – 10/04/1582)
Spanish nun, mystic, writer
"About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don't go by one text only."
Saint Teresa of Avila
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