St. Teresa of Avila (1515- 1582), the Discalced Carmelite nun who was also the first woman to be made a DOCTOR of the CHURCH, described in her Autobiography some of the devils who appeared to her. One some occasions her sisters were witnesses to what was taking place and they assisted the Saint through the use of holy water, which was instrumental in dispersing the evil spirits. St. Teresa of Avila writes,
"Once when I was in an oratory, the devil appeared on my left hand in an abominable form;
as he spoke to me, I paid particular attention to his mouth, which was horrible.
Out of his body there seemed to be coming a great flame which was intensely bright and cast no shadow.
He told me in a horrible way that I had indeed escaped out of his hands but he would get hold of me still.
I was very much afraid and made the Sign of the Cross, whereupon he disappeared, but immediately returned again.
This happened twice running, and I did not know what to do. But there was some Holy Water there, so I flung some in
the direction of the apparition and it never came back."
Source:
Cruz, Joan Carroll. (1999). Angels and Demons. Rockford, Illinois: Tan Books and Publishers, Inc.
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