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St Teresa Of Avila was born on the 28th of March 1515 in Avila, Spain. Her father , Alonso Sanchez de Cepedo, and her mother Beatriz Davilla Ahumada we both Catholics. St Tersa was a very religious child and took upon prayer very often, she also enjoyed givingn charity to the poor.
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St Teresa of Avila was baptised on the 4th of April 1528 in St John's Church. Her Godfather was Vela Nunez and Godmother was Dona Maria del Aguila.
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St Teresa of Avilas mother passes away when she was 14 years old. This leaves her in despair. During St Teresa's later teen years, she loses some of the piety and devotion she had when she was younger.
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At the age of 16, St Teresa's father sent her to the Agustinian convent of St Mary of Grace, Avila. It was during her time here that she read the letters of St Jerome and was called to enter a religious life.
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In 1535, St Teresa joined the Carmelite Order. She concentrated on devoting her time here on prayer and penance.
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Shortly after this she bacame ill and also suffered from paralysis in her legs. She also fell into a coma. Despite thoughts that St Teresa was dead, she woke up on the fourth day and credited this to St Joseph.
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After St Teresas illness, she slowly started to regain full use of her legs in 1542.
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St Teresa's father dies.
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S Teresa developed a incredible progress in her religious life as she once again began the practice of mental prayer. St Teresa had been given a series of mystical experiences which would last for the next 20 years. She had been given ecstatic experience and visions. Under the guidance of her cofessors, she wrote down these experiences which which would later be completed a book.
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During the mid 1550's, St Teresa of Avila began to write and autobigraphy of her life.
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St Teresa did not respond to any of the medical treatment and fell into coma. She woke up on the fourth day. This cure was attributed to St Jospeh.
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Father Alvarez becomes St Teresa's confessor.
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St Teresa begins to dicuss ideas about reforming the Caramelite Order. She could observe a lack and carelessnes in standards in comparison to the simple values on which they were founded. St Teresa found it her responsibility to correct the Lutheran teachings from those if the Catholic Church. It was after St Teresa had been given vision by Christ, that she felt inspired to reform Carmelite Order
Note: St Teresa was born into the period of time in which Martin Luther teachings were spreading. -
St Teresa of Avila makes a vow of greater perfection.
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In June, St Teresa of Avila finished the draft of The LIfe and begins to write 'The Way of Perfection'.
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In 1562, St Terea was granted permission from Pope Pius IV to found the the convenant of St Jospeh.
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St Terea founded a reform convent for Caramelite men with the help of St John of the Cross. He soon became St Teresa's closest friend.
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Founds comvent in Villadolid.
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Foundation of the first monastery of the Fathers at Duruelo.
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May 14-Founds new convenant in Toledo
June 28- Founds new convenant in Pastrana
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St Teresa founed a convent in ALba De Toromes
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St Teresa of Avila begins write the book 'Foundations'.
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St Teresa travels to Segovia
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Founds convent at Beas and begin to found another at Seville.
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A convent in Beas is founded
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St Teresa has been accused and sent to trial by an expelled nun from the convent in Seville. Her reform movement continues to be persecuted for the next year.
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In 1577, St Teresa of Avila began to write ' The Interior Castle'.
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St Teresa falls and breaks her left arm.
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Founds convent at Palencia.
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St Teresa of Avila founds her last convent at Burgos
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St Teresa founds a new convent in Soria.
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St Teresa of Avila has her last meeting with St John of the Cross.
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On the 4th of October, 1582, St Teresa of Avila died at Alba de Tormed in Spain of natural causes.
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St Teresa of Avila was beautified by Pope Paul V.
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St Teresa of Avila was canonised by Pope Gregory XV.
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St Teresa of Avila becomes the second patron Saint of Spain. She is also the patron Saint of headache sufferers.
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In 1970, Pope Paul VI named St Teresa of Avila a Doctor of the Church along with St Catherine of Sienna. This made them the first wmen to be given this title.
