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10 interesting facts about st. teresa of avila

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Mother Teresa

Albanian-Indian Catholic saint (–)

This article is about the Catholic nun and saint. For other uses, see Mother Teresa (disambiguation).

Saint Teresa of Calcutta MC
Mother Teresa in
Born	Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu ()26 August Üsküp, Kosovo vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died	5 September () (aged&#;87) Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Venerated&#;in	Catholic Church Anglican Communion
Beatified	19 October , Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
Canonized	4 September , Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Francis
Major shrine	Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity, Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Feast	5 September^[1]
Attributes	Religious habit Rosary
Patronage
Title	Superior general
Nationality
Signature
Religion	Catholicism
Denomination	Catholic
Institute
Period in&#;office	–
Successor	Sr. Nirmala Joshi, MC

Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxh

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Teresa of Ávila
Roman Catholic saint (–)
For other people with a similar name, see List of saints named Teresa.
Saint

Teresa of Ávila

OCD
Saint Teresa of Ávila by Eduardo Balaca
Born Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda Dávila y Ahumada
28 March
Ávila or Gotarrendura, Crown of Castile
Died 4 October () (aged&#;67)^[a]
Alba de Tormes, Crown of Castile
Venerated&#;in
Beatified 24 April , Rome by Pope Paul V
Canonized 12 March , Rome by Pope Gregory XV
Major shrine Convent of the Annunciation, Alba de Tormes, Spain
Feast 15 October
Attributes Carmelite religious habit, biretta, quill, dove (as an attribute of the Holy Spirit), heart with a christogram
Patronage Spain, sick people, people in religious orders, chess, people ridiculed for their piety, lacemakers; Požega, Croatia; Talisay, Cebu, Malalag, Davao del Sur, Carles, Iloilo, Philippines
Controversy Her reforms met with determined opposition and interest from the Spanish In
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Life of St. Teresa of Avila
St. Teresa of Avila, also known as St. Teresa of Jesus, was a prominent Spanish mystic and was born in Avila, Spain in Teresa was a reformer of the Carmelite beställning and the foundress, with St. John of the Cross, of the Discalced Carmelites.
When Teresa was 14, her mother died, causing the girl a profound grief that prompted her to embrace a deeper devotion to the Virgin Mary as her spiritual mother. Teresa was a very talented young woman and at eighteen, a striking Spanish beauty. She decided to become a nun, but was unable to obtain her father's consent. When she was twenty, she left his house without his knowledge, to join the Carmelite Convent of Avila. Her father relented and she was professed the following year.
God called her to be a saint early in her religious life, but she did not respond fully to this first call. During many years of trials and suffering, her perseverance in prayer and meditation on the Holy Bible prepared her soul for a lov

Saint Teresa of Ávila OCD
Saint Teresa of Ávila by Eduardo Balaca
Born	Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda Dávila y Ahumada 28 March Ávila or Gotarrendura, Crown of Castile
Died	4 October () (aged&#;67)^[a] Alba de Tormes, Crown of Castile
Venerated&#;in
Beatified	24 April , Rome by Pope Paul V
Canonized	12 March , Rome by Pope Gregory XV
Major shrine	Convent of the Annunciation, Alba de Tormes, Spain
Feast	15 October
Attributes	Carmelite religious habit, biretta, quill, dove (as an attribute of the Holy Spirit), heart with a christogram
Patronage	Spain, sick people, people in religious orders, chess, people ridiculed for their piety, lacemakers; Požega, Croatia; Talisay, Cebu, Malalag, Davao del Sur, Carles, Iloilo, Philippines
Controversy	Her reforms met with determined opposition and interest from the Spanish In • Life of St. Teresa of Avila St. Teresa of Avila, also known as St. Teresa of Jesus, was a prominent Spanish mystic and was born in Avila, Spain in Teresa was a reformer of the Carmelite beställning and the foundress, with St. John of the Cross, of the Discalced Carmelites. When Teresa was 14, her mother died, causing the girl a profound grief that prompted her to embrace a deeper devotion to the Virgin Mary as her spiritual mother. Teresa was a very talented young woman and at eighteen, a striking Spanish beauty. She decided to become a nun, but was unable to obtain her father's consent. When she was twenty, she left his house without his knowledge, to join the Carmelite Convent of Avila. Her father relented and she was professed the following year. God called her to be a saint early in her religious life, but she did not respond fully to this first call. During many years of trials and suffering, her perseverance in prayer and meditation on the Holy Bible prepared her soul for a lov