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Teresa of Ávila, OCD (Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda Dávila y Ahumada; 28 March 1515 – 4 or 15 October 1582), also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a Carmelite nun and prominent Spanish mystic and religious reformer.
Jun 7, 2024 · Saint Teresa of Avila, Spanish nun, one of the great mystics, reformers, and religious women of the Roman Catholic Church. Author of numerous spiritual classics, she was elevated to doctor of the church by Pope Paul VI in 1970. Learn more about her life, mysticism, religious reforms, and legacy.
St. Teresa of Avila. Catholic Online. Saints & Angels. Facts. Feastday: October 15. Patron: of Headache sufferers, Spanish Catholic Writers. Birth: March 28, 1515. Death: October 4, 1582. Beatified: April 24th 1614, Rome by Pope Paul V. Canonized: March 12th 1622, Rome by Pope Gregory XV. Author and Publisher - Catholic Online.
Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582) was a Spanish mystic, writer and reformer of the Carmelite order. She was an influential and pivotal figure of her generation. St Teresa (Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada) was born in Avila, Spain on 28th March 1515.
St. Teresa of Avila. Share. In the Autobiography which she completed towards the end of her life, Saint Teresa of Avila gives us a description of her parents, along with a disparaging estimate of her own character.
Aug 15, 2019 · THE LIFE OF ST. TERESA OF AVILA. Contents. Abbreviations An outline of the Life of St. Teresa Translator's Preface General introduction to the works of St. Teresa Chapters: 1-40 Footnotes. THE LIFE OF ST. TERESA OF JESUS. Abbreviations: F = Foundations; I.C. = Interior Castle; L = Life; LL = Letters; R = Relations.
Jun 27, 2024 · On Oct. 15, Roman Catholics celebrate the Spanish Carmelite reformer and mystic St. Teresa of Avila, whose life of prayer enriched the Church during the 16th century counter-reformation.
TERESA OF AVILA, ST. Carmelite reformer and mystic; b. Avila, Spain, March 28, 1515; d. Alba, Oct. 4, 1582. Her family origins have been traced to Toledo and Olmedo. Her father, Alonso de Cepeda, was a son of a Toledan merchant, Juan S á nchez de Toledo and In é s de Cepeda, originally from Tordesillas. Juan transferred his business to Avila ...
Saint Teresa of Ávila, orig. Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada, (born March 28, 1515, Ávila, Spain—died Oct. 4, 1582, Alba de Tormes; canonized 1622; feast day October 15), Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and saint. After entering a convent around the age of 20, she fell seriously ill.
Born Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada in central Spain, she spent her early years with her family, giving herself to the duties of extended family life. At age 21, against her father's wishes, she...
