Darío Velandia Onofre2026-03-222026-03-22202510.5325/jmedirelicult.51.1.0054https://doi.org/10.5325/jmedirelicult.51.1.0054https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/76309ABSTRACT Given the immense complexity contained in the literature and testimonies of a crucial age in the consolidation of the Catholic reform, Saint Teresa of Ávila’s literary works have been studied from many perspectives. Nonetheless, the possible relationship between a mystical theology and a visual theology has not been given sufficient attention. The present article intends to demonstrate how the Saint’s books helped consolidate a theology of visual practices that defends the power of sacred images and the sacred gaze.enMysticismSAINTGazeVisual cultureArtReligious experienceVisual artsPsychologyTheologyarticle