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Mar 28, 1515
The birth of Saint Teresa
Saint Teresa of Avila was born in March 28th 1515 in Avila, Castile, Spain. -
Jan 1, 1525
The relation between her parents
Saint Teresa was very close to her mother, who would give off a warm motherly vibe, to the strictness of her father’s. -
Jan 1, 1527
Her mother was her father's second wife
Teresa parents had four children including Saint Teresa and than three more from her father’s first marriage altogether nine children. Also her mother was the second wife of her father. -
Jan 1, 1528
Her mother pass away
When Saint Teresa was about the age of 13-14 her mother passed away. After that dramatic event Teresa was left feeling numb, it was like she felt nothing for anyone or anything. So trying to find comfort she turned to the mother Mary for that. Also her older sister got married in that time. -
Jan 1, 1530
Friendship & Making friends
Throughout her later teen years, Saint Teresa lost some of her early faithfulness and religious passion. She became interested in mature matters and enjoyed the friendship of a large circle of friends. Saint Teresa had that lovable charm about her that would warm your heart and so that she found it easy to make friends, that way she enjoyed the compliments and friendship from others. -
Jan 1, 1531
Saint Teresa being sent to the ‘Augustinian nuns’ in Avila
At the age of 16, her father decided to send Teresa to the ‘Augustinian nuns’ in Avila to be educated. But due to an illness she had to leave after a year and a half and went to leave with her father and some other relatives most likely her uncle. -
Jan 1, 1533
Relation with her uncle
Saint Teresa was close to her uncle who was a big influence in her religious life because he would give the letters of Saint Jerome which helped her understand the faith. -
Jan 1, 1535
Saint Teresa leaving to The Carmelite Convent of the Incarnation’ in Avila
After staying with her father, she left without him knowing to go into ‘The Carmelite Convent of the Incarnation’ in Avila which had a number of 140 nuns. -
Jan 1, 1536
What Saint Teresa studied in school
During her time in ‘Augustinian nuns’ and ‘the Carmelite convent of the incarnation’ she mostly studied the catholic faith. -
Jan 1, 1562
Started her own convent
Inspired by a niece in the Carmelite in Avila, Saint Teresa decided to start a reformed convent that would restore the sternness and devotion in the earlier times. This idea had a strong disagreement by several quarters but in 1562 she received approval for her new foundation and was named ‘The Discalced Carmelite Nuns of the Primitive Rule of Saint Joseph’ in Avila. -
Jan 1, 1567
Saint Teresa's journeys
- In the beginning of 1567, Saint Teresa went on tough journeys, on mules and in the primitive ox-carts all over Spain. While she was there, she went to visit 17 new convents of nuns who followed her improved vision of the Carmelite life together with 15 new monasteries of the men’s order.
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Jan 1, 1575
Saint Teresa books
Saint Teresa wrote books about her visions of God, ‘Interior Castle Or The Mansions’ and then a book about her relationship with god ‘Life of St Teresa of Jesus, of The Order of Our Lady of Carmel’, in ‘Way Of Perfection’ she leads us on a way to help make our relation with god stronger through prayer, silence and meditation. All her books where written from her personal experience at different stages in her spiritual life. -
Jan 1, 1578
Controversy on her book 'The Way of Perfection'
Saint Teresa’s book The Way of Perfection was written during the elevation of controversy, which raged over the reforms Saint Teresa shown within the Carmelite order. Its purpose was to provide as a point in the practise of prayer and it’s set forwards her counsels and directives for the achievement of spiritual perfection through prayer. I guess that some people took it the other way and her writings were put under investigation and wanted them all burned. A quote by Saint Teresa that states “ -
Jan 1, 1582
The way she died
Saint Teresa of Avila died in the arms of her secretary and close friend 'Blessed’ Anne of Saint Bartholomew. -
Jan 1, 1582
The exhumation of Saint Teresa's body
Saint Teresa of Avila Body was exhumed several times after her death, every time it was found sweet-smelling, firm and incorrupt. -
Oct 4, 1582
The death of Saint Teresa
Saint Teresa of Avila died at the age of 67 on October 4th, 1582. The cause of her death was Natural Causes -
Saint Teresa of Avila's Beatification
Saint Teresa of Avila was beatified on April 24th 1614 by Pope Paul V. -
Saint Teresa proclaimed the patroness of Spain.
In 1617, the Spanish parliament proclaimed her the patroness of Spain. -
Saint Teresa of Avila canonization
Saint Teresa of Avila was canonized on March 12th 1622 by Pope Gregory XV. -
Saint Teresa proclaimed the doctor of the church
Saint Teresa of Avila along with Saint Catherine of Siena where both proclaimed the doctors of the church and in 1997 saint Theresa of Lisieux was named the third doctor of the church.
