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  1. Apr 11, 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. She was the originator of the Carmelite Reform, which restored and emphasized the ...

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  2. Teresa of Ávila, OCD ( Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda Dávila y Ahumada; 28 March 1515 – 4 or 15 October 1582), [a] also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a Carmelite nun and prominent Spanish mystic and religious reformer . Active during the Counter-Reformation, Teresa became the central figure of a movement of spiritual and monastic renewal ...

  3. Learn about the life, writings and legacy of Teresa of Avila, a Spanish Carmelite nun and mystic who reformed her order and wrote the classic The Interior Castle. Discover how she struggled with prayer, temptation, illness and worldliness before finding God's love.

  4. A biography of the Spanish saint who founded the Discalced Carmelites and wrote the classic book on prayer, The Interior Castle. Learn about her early life, conversion, spiritual journey, and legacy.

  5. Aug 15, 2019 · 1515—(March 28). Birth of Teresa de (Cepeda y) Ahumada at Ávila. 1528—Teresa loses her mother. 1531—Enters Augustinian Convent of St. Mary of Grace, Ávila, as a boarder. Stays there for eighteen months (L III). 1536—(November 2). Enters Carmelite Convent of the Incarnation, Ávila, as a novice (cf. n. 79.

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