St teresaavila

St Teresa Of Avila

By andrewazzi
  • Period: Mar 20, 1515 to Oct 4, 1582

    St Teresa Of Avila

    Born in Avila, Spain, on March 28, 1515..... Untill Death where she became very ill
  • Feb 28, 1522

    Martydom

    Martydom
    Teresa was fascinated by accounts of the lives of the saints, and ran away from home at age seven with her brother Rodrigo to find martyrdom among the Moors. Outside the City gates their uncle found and stopped them.
  • Feb 28, 1529

    Mothers Death

    Mothers Death
    When she was 14 years old her mother passed away,
  • Feb 28, 1531

    Convent

    Convent
    When St Teresa Of Avila was 16, her father decided she was out of control and sent her to a convent.She disliked it at first but then eventually had second opinions because it brang her closer to God.
  • Feb 28, 1535

    Camelite

    In 1535, St Teresa Of Avila joined the Carmelite Order
  • Feb 28, 1537

    The Vision

    The Vision
    St Teresa Of Avila caught a severe illness that left her legs paralyzed for three years, but then experienced a vision of "the sorely wounded Christ" that changed her life forever.
  • Feb 28, 1538

    Carmelite Order

    After many years of offering her life to God, St Teresa Of Avila to the Camelite Order
  • Mar 5, 1565

    Writing

    Writing
    During the mid-1560s, St Teresa Of Avila wrote the Way of Perfection and the Meditations on the Canticle.
  • Mar 5, 1567

    Work Achievements

    Work Achievements
    In 1567, St Teresa Of Avila met St. John of the Cross, who she enlisted to extend her reform into the male side of the Carmelite Order

  • Canonized

    St Teresa Of Avila was canonized in 1622

  • Autobiography

    St Teresa Of Avila also left an autobiography, ''the Life of Teresa of Avila''