Teresa of Ávila, OCD, 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... Wikipedia
Born: March 28, 1515, Ávila, Spain
Died: October 4, 1582 (age 67 years), Alba de Tormes, Spain
Place of burial: Basílica de Santa Teresa, Alba de Tormes, Spain
Parents: Beatriz de Ahumada y Cuevas and Alonso Sánchez de Cepeda
Siblings: Agustín De Cepeda y Ahumada
Attributes: Carmelite religious habit, biretta, quill, dove (as an attribute of the Holy Spirit), heart with a christogram
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