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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.
Jun 2, 2023 · 4 min read. ‘To have courage for whatever comes in life — everything lies in that.’. As a small girl, St. Teresa of Ávila (1515-82) wanted to become a martyr slaughtered at the hands of the Moors. As a young adult, she was taken up with vanities and worldly concerns.
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, 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.
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 ...
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.
Oct 15, 2022 · Saint Teresa of Avila’s Story. Teresa lived in an age of exploration as well as political, social, and religious upheaval. It was the 16th century, a time of turmoil and reform. She was born before the Protestant Reformation and died almost 20 years after the closing of the Council of Trent.
5 days ago · 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.
