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Mar 28, 1515
St Teresa Of Avila`1515 - 1582
Feast Day - October 15th
She is The patron of Headache Sufferes, & Spanish Catholic Writers.
BORN - March 28th 1515 in Avila, Crown Of Castle , - this is now knownas Spain.
DEATH - October 4th 1582 (Aged 67). In Alba De Tormes, Salamanca, Spain)
HONOURED IN
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
- LUTHERAN CHURCH -
Mar 28, 1515
Date And Place Of Birth
St Teresa of Avila, also known As Saint Teresa Of Jesus, was born on the 28th of March 1515 in Avila, Crown Of Castile – this is now known as Spain. She was a Prominent (Important) Spanish Mystic, Roman Catholic Saint, Teresa was The writer of the Counter Reformation. -
Mar 28, 1515
Family Life
St Teresa Of Jesus who was baptised as Teresa Sanchez De Cepeda y Ahumade Whom was A very important Spanish Mystic Saint was the daughter of a Toledo Merchant & His Second Wife whom passed away when Teresa Was 15 Years of Age, Teresa Was one of 10 childeren. Not Long after Her Mothers death Teresa Was placed into the care of the Augustian Nuns By Her father for the reason that Teresa's Behaviour was Out Of Control. -
Jan 1, 1531
Where He Or She Studied?
Teresa was sent to recieve education at the Augustinian nuns at Avila. However, she was in school only a short time before being sent back to her parents due to poor health, -
Jan 1, 1558
Work Achievments
Teresa Had Many Work achievments in which she had done in her life, these achievments were opening her own convent, and writting many books.
At the Age Of 43 Yrs Old, Teresa became determined to become the founder of a new convent in which went back to the basics of a comtemplative order. a comtemplative order is a simple life of poverty devoted to life And prayer. Teresa's Books were on Prayer, and accounts of her life, also they were on the goundation of her Convents. -
Jan 1, 1558
Work Achievments 2
Among All of Teresa's Writting, 3 can be indicated as the meaning of her spiritual Teaching:
1. Her Autobiography
2. The Way Of Perfection
3. The Interior Castle.
The Kernal Of Teresa's Mystical Thought throughout all her writting is the ascent of the soul in four stages:
Hearts Devotions
Devotion Of Peace
Devotion Of Union
Devotion Of Ecstasy Or Rapture -
Jan 1, 1578
Controverisies about Teresa's Book
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. -
Oct 4, 1582
Death
Saint Teresa of Avila died in the arms of her secretary and close friend 'Blessed’ Anne of Saint Bartholomew. -
Cannonization
St teresa was cannonized a Saint on the 12th MArch 1622 in rome By Pope Gregory XV
