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Jun 7, 2024 · St. Teresa of Ávila (born March 28, 1515, Ávila, Spain—died October 4, 1582, Alba de Tormes; canonized 1622; feast day October 15) was a Spanish nun, one of the great mystics and religious women of the Roman Catholic Church, and author of spiritual classics.
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Carmelite, one of the four great mendicant orders (those...
- St. Catherine of Siena
St. Catherine of Siena (born March 25, 1347, Siena, Tuscany...
- Saint Bonaventure
Saint Bonaventure (born c. 1217, Bagnoregio, Papal...
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4 days ago · 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.
4 days ago · 5 Important Lessons From St. Teresa of Ávila. Timeless wisdom from the first female doctor of the Church. Father Roger Landry, October 13, 2021. We are fast approaching the 400th anniversary of the most impressive canonization in the history of the Church, which took place March 12, 1622. Pope Gregory XV had the honors.
Jun 18, 2024 · The feast day of St. Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582) is Oct. 15. She is a Spanish Carmelite nun, reformer and Doctor of the Church. She is also the patron of Spain, the sick, religious and lacemakers.
2 days ago · Oct. 15 is the feast of Saint Teresa of Avila. She was a mystic, writer, Carmelite nun, and a reformer of the Carmelite Order. She is also one of four female Doctors of the Church. According to tradition, “Saint Teresa’s Bookmark” was found in her prayer book after her death.
Aug 9, 2011 · St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross died in the concentration camp at Auschwitz on August 9, 1942. Blessed John Paul II canonized her in 1998, and proclaimed her a co-patroness of Europe the next...
2 days ago · The Carmelite order had been reformed in the sixteenth century by Teresa of Ávila, essentially devoted to personal and collective prayer. The nuns of Lisieux followed a strict regimen that allowed for only one meal a day for seven months of the year, and little free time.
