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St Teresa was born in Avila, Castile Spain in 1515.
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St teresa of Avila was very paasionate about the faith and therefore ran away with her brother rodrigo to the land of moors to become a matyr of the church.
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St Teresa was one of nine children,She was born from her father Alonso de cepedas second wife.St Teresa was very close with her loving and comforting mother whereas her father was very strict.
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Teresas mother past away at the age of 34 during child birth when Teresa was only 14 years old.
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St teresa of Avilia attended the Augustinian nuns school but left after a year and a half.
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During her time at school Teresa became very ill and was unable to continue her schooling life and therefore was returned home to her father to recover.
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Teresa shared a very special and strong bond with her uncle.St Teresa of Avilas uncle was very paasonate about the faith and thereforce encouraged her to take on a religious and devoted life.Her uncle inspired her and influenced her by giving her letters of st jerome which helped her understand the faith
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St Teresa father does not allow her to join the carmelite covenant against her fathers will and studied the catholic faith which she was very passionate about.
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St teresa fell ill again and had to leave the covanent and was taken to becedas where she was treated.She then returned home to her father and falls into a coma for four days.When she woke up from the coma she was in alot of pain and was very weak but she still returned to the covanent and spent three years in infirmary.
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St Teresa begins to struggle with the faith and sees it as wasting time.
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St Teresa of Avila met St John of the cross
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St Teresa founded tweleve covnenants after getting permission to do so.
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Teresa receives the gift of marraiage
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St Teresa lived a vey holy life and also achieved many things she wrote many books on her visions of god, her relationship with god, and the order of our lady of carmel. S he worte these books to express her love for the faith and for God and to inspire people who read the books to follow the faith with more dedication and to learn more about it.
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St Teresa of Avila died at the age of 67 on the 5th of October 1582 due to natural causes.
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St Teresa was beatified on April the 24th 1614 by pope Paul V
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In 1617 St Teresa was proclaimed the the patroness of spain by the spanish parliment.
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Teresa was canonized in Rome by pope Gregory XV
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St Teresa and St Catherine of siena where proclamied the doctors of the church.
