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|SaintName=Saint Teresa of Ávila | |SaintName=Saint Teresa of Ávila | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=October 15 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Ávila, Castile, Spain | |SaintBirthPlace=Ávila, Castile, Spain | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=40.6528, -4.6819 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=40.6528, -4.6819 | ||
|SaintDeathDate= | |SaintDeathDate=1582-04-10 | ||
|DeathPlace=Alba de Tormes, Castile, Spain | |DeathPlace=Alba de Tormes, Castile, Spain | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=40.9889, -5.6014 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=40.9889, -5.6014 | ||
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|NotableLabel3=Site of death and final foundation | |NotableLabel3=Site of death and final foundation | ||
|NotableCoordinates3=40.9889, -5.6014 | |NotableCoordinates3=40.9889, -5.6014 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=Spain | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Ávila]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|CanonizationDate= | |CanonizationDate=1622-12-03 | ||
|Canonizer=Pope Gregory XV | |Canonizer=Pope Gregory XV | ||
|CanonizationLocation=Rome, Italy | |CanonizationLocation=Rome, Italy | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Discalced Carmelites | |ReligiousAffiliation=Discalced Carmelites | ||
|Patronage=Spain; headache sufferers; lace-makers; loss of parents; people in religious orders; sick people | |Patronage=Spain; headache sufferers; lace-makers; loss of parents; people in religious orders; sick people | ||
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|PrimaryShrine=Convent of the Incarnation, Ávila, Spain | |PrimaryShrine=Convent of the Incarnation, Ávila, Spain | ||
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church | |AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church | ||
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'''Saint Teresa of Ávila''' (Spanish: '''Santa Teresa de Jesús'''; 28 March 1515 – 4 October 1582), also known as '''Saint Teresa of Jesus''', was a Spanish [[Discalced Carmelites|Carmelite]] nun and mystic who reformed the Carmelite Order and was one of the first women to be declared a [[Doctor of the Church]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14515b.htm |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Teresa of Avila |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> According to historical records, including her autobiography and contemporary testimonies, she was born Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada in Ávila, Castile, to a noble family of partial Jewish descent, experiencing early mystical visions by age seven and entering the Convent of the Incarnation in 1535 despite family opposition.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=208 |title=St. Teresa of Avila |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> Collaborating with St. [[John of the Cross]], she founded 17 reformed Discalced Carmelite convents and monasteries, emphasizing poverty, enclosure, and contemplative prayer, while authoring influential works like ''The Interior Castle'' and ''The Way of Perfection''. | '''Saint Teresa of Ávila''' (Spanish: '''Santa Teresa de Jesús'''; 28 March 1515 – 4 October 1582), also known as '''Saint Teresa of Jesus''', was a Spanish [[Discalced Carmelites|Carmelite]] nun and mystic who reformed the Carmelite Order and was one of the first women to be declared a [[Doctor of the Church]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14515b.htm |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Teresa of Avila |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> According to historical records, including her autobiography and contemporary testimonies, she was born Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada in Ávila, Castile, to a noble family of partial Jewish descent, experiencing early mystical visions by age seven and entering the Convent of the Incarnation in 1535 despite family opposition.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=208 |title=St. Teresa of Avila |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> Collaborating with St. [[John of the Cross]], she founded 17 reformed Discalced Carmelite convents and monasteries, emphasizing poverty, enclosure, and contemplative prayer, while authoring influential works like ''The Interior Castle'' and ''The Way of Perfection''. | ||