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What Does Chess Have to Do with Prayer? The Amazing Teaching of Saint Teresa of Avila

Summary by Desde La Fe
For centuries, chess has fascinated kings, philosophers, strategists and thinkers. Considered the “game of kings”, it was born in India, passed through the Arab world and arrived in medieval Europe, where it became one of the favorite pastimes of nobles, religious and intellectuals. However, for St Teresa of Jesus, a doctor of the Church, chess was much more than a game of strategy. Saint Carmelite found in her pieces an extraordinary metaphor t…
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For centuries, chess has fascinated kings, philosophers, strategists and thinkers. Considered the “game of kings”, it was born in India, passed through the Arab world and arrived in medieval Europe, where it became one of the favorite pastimes of nobles, religious and intellectuals. However, for St Teresa of Jesus, a doctor of the Church, chess was much more than a game of strategy. Saint Carmelite found in her pieces an extraordinary metaphor t…

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Desde la Fe broke the news on Thursday, July 16, 2026.
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