Teresa of Ávila

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Teresa of Ávila was a 16th-century Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and reformer renowned for her influential spiritual writings and role in revitalizing Catholicism during the Counter-Reformation.

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instanceOf Carmelite nun
Catholic saint
Christian writer
Doctor of the Church
Spanish person
human
mystic
alsoKnownAs Teresa of Ávila
surface form: Saint Teresa of Jesus

Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada
surface form: Santa Teresa de Jesús
birthCountry Castile
surface form: Kingdom of Castile
birthDate 1515-03-28
birthPlace Gotarrendura
Ávila
canonizationDate 1622-03-12
canonizationStatus canonized saint
canonizedBy Pope Gregory XV
countryOfCitizenship Spain
deathCountry Kingdom of Spain
deathDate 1582-10-04
deathPlace Alba de Tormes
declaredDoctorOfTheChurchBy Pope Paul VI
doctorOfTheChurchDate 1970-09-27
era 16th century
feastDay 10-15
fieldOfWork mystical theology
spirituality
fullName Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada
gender female
influenced Catholic mysticism
San Juan de la Cruz
surface form: John of the Cross
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
movement Counter-Reformation
nativeLanguage Spanish
notableIdea interior prayer
stages of spiritual development
notableWork The Life of Teresa of Jesus
surface form: Life of Teresa of Jesus

The Interior Castle
The Way of Perfection
occupation nun
theologian
writer
patronage Spain
headache sufferers
sick people
placeOfBurial Alba de Tormes
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
religiousOrder Order of the Discalced Carmelites
surface form: Carmelite Order

Order of the Discalced Carmelites
surface form: Discalced Carmelites
veneratedIn Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

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Counter-Reformation importantFigure Teresa of Ávila
Spanish Renaissance notableAuthor Teresa of Ávila
this entity surface form: Santa Teresa de Jesús
Doctor of the Church includes Teresa of Ávila
this entity surface form: St. Teresa of Ávila
Ecstasy of Saint Teresa depicts Teresa of Ávila
Cornaro Chapel dedicatedTo Teresa of Ávila
this entity surface form: Saint Teresa of Ávila
Teresa of Ávila alsoKnownAs Teresa of Ávila
this entity surface form: Saint Teresa of Jesus
Ávila hasReligiousFigure Teresa of Ávila
Ávila patronSaint Teresa of Ávila
San Juan de la Cruz influencedBy Teresa of Ávila
San Juan de la Cruz collaboratedWith Teresa of Ávila
Convento de Santa Teresa namedAfter Teresa of Ávila
this entity surface form: Saint Teresa of Ávila
The Wound of Knowledge interprets Teresa of Ávila
Four Saints in Three Acts character Teresa of Ávila
this entity surface form: Saint Teresa of Ávila
Carmelite nuns inspiredBy Teresa of Ávila
this entity surface form: St. Teresa of Ávila
St Teresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church, Irlam hasDedication Teresa of Ávila
this entity surface form: Saint Teresa of Ávila
Edith Stein influencedBy Teresa of Ávila
St. Teresa of Avila Church, Los Angeles namedFor Teresa of Ávila
this entity surface form: Saint Teresa of Ávila
The Life of Teresa of Jesus author Teresa of Ávila
The Life of Teresa of Jesus author Teresa of Ávila
this entity surface form: Saint Teresa of Jesus
The Life of Teresa of Jesus about Teresa of Ávila
Sainte-Thérèse namedAfter Teresa of Ávila
this entity surface form: Saint Thérèse of Ávila