St. Teresa of Ávila: Quick Facts


Facts

Also Known As Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada • Saint Teresa of Jesus
Born March 28, 1515 • Ávila • Spain
Died October 4, 1582 (aged 67) • Spain
Movement / Style Golden Age
Subjects Of Study mysticism

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Hugh Paulin Cressy
English author and editor
St. John of the Cross
St. John of the Cross
Spanish mystic
The second founder of the Franciscans, St. Bonaventure
Saint Bonaventure
Italian theologian
Lo Spagna: Saint Catherine of Siena
St. Catherine of Siena
Italian mystic
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Irish poet
The Little Flower
St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Roman Catholic nun
Julian of Norwich
Julian of Norwich
English mystic
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Heinrich Suso
German mystic
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Saint John Climacus
Byzantine monk
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Johann Arndt
German theologian
Rolle, detail from “Religious Poems,” early 15th century; in the British Library (Cotton Ms. Faustina B. VI)
Richard Rolle
British mystic
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Franciscus Ludovicus Blosius
Benedictine monastic reformer and writer
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Walter Hilton
English mystic and author
Engraving by Lucas Vorsterman after Peter Paul Rubens showing St. Ignatius of Loyola with a halo, hands clasped in prayer before a crucifix and open book.
St. Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish saint
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Moses De León
Spanish Kabbalist
St. Isidore
St. Isidore of Sevilla
Spanish theologian
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St. John of Ávila
Spanish religious reformer