Birthdate: March 28, 1515
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Gotarrendura
Died: October 4, 1582
Saint Teresa of Ávila, also known as Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a prominent Spanish mystic and religious reformer. Active during the Counter-Reformation, she played a central role in a movement of spiritual and monastic renewal, reforming the Carmelite Orders for both women and men. She co-established the Discalced Carmelites with Saint John of the Cross, and her significant works on Christian mysticism and meditation practice include The Life of Teresa of Jesus, The Interior Castle, and The Way of Perfection. Canonized in 1622, she was later proclaimed the first female Doctor of the Church in 1970.
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