Transverberation (Women's)

This shirt features Antonio Verrio's 17th-century painting of St. Teresa of Avila's "transverberation" — the moment an angel plunged a flaming arrow into her heart, representing God's fiery love. This is a special mystical grace that few saints have experienced. The Discalced Carmelites celebrate this event on August 26.

St. Teresa describes this moment in her autobiography: "I saw an angel beside me toward the left side, in bodily form. He was not very large, but small, very beautiful, his face so blazing with light that he seemed to be one of the very highest angels, who appear all on fire. They must be those they call Cherubim…I saw in his hands a long dart of gold, and at the end of the iron there seemed to me to be a little fire. This I thought he thrust through my heart several times, and that it reached my very entrails. As he withdrew it, I thought it brought them with it, and left me all burning with a great love of God. So great was the pain, that it made me give those moans; and so utter the sweetness that this sharpest of pains gave me, that there was no wanting it to stop, nor is there any contenting of the soul with less than God”.

Print quality is high. No fading or bleeding. Fabric is durable, comfortable, and lightweight. Machine wash and air dry.

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(Credit: Church Saint-Exupère from Toulouse, "La Tranverbération de Sainte Thèrèse d’Avila" by Antonio Verrio — 17th Century. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.)
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This t-shirt easily combines comfort and style—the sports mesh fabric with moisture management is sure to keep any athlete dry and comfortable during exercise, while the design will make it into a unique statement piece.

• 92% polyester, 8% spandex
• Fabric weight: 4.42 oz/yd² (150 g/m²)
• Very soft four-way stretch sports mesh fabric
• Comfortable fit
• Overlock and coverstitch

This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!