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1. Teresa of Avila, Saint Teresa of Avilanoun

   Spanish mystic and religious reformer; author of religious classics and a Christian saint (1515-1582)

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1. teresa of avila

   Teresa of Ávila, OCD (born Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada; 28 March 1515 – 4 or 15 October 1582), also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a Spanish Carmelite nun and prominent Spanish mystic and religious reformer. Active during the Counter-Reformation, Teresa became the central figure of a movement of spiritual and monastic renewal, reforming the Carmelite Orders of both women and men. The movement was later joined by the younger Spanish Carmelite friar and mystic John of the Cross, with whom she established the Discalced Carmelites. A formal papal decree adopting the split from the old order was issued in 1580.Her autobiography, The Life of Teresa of Jesus, The Interior Castle, and The Way of Perfection, are prominent works on Christian mysticism and Christian meditation practice. In her autobiography, written as a defense of her ecstatic mystical experiences, she discerns four stages in the ascent of the soul to God: mental prayer and meditation; the prayer of quiet; absorption-in-God; ecstatic consciousness. Forty years after her death, in 1622, Teresa was canonized by Pope Gregory XV. On 27 September 1970 Pope Paul VI proclaimed Teresa the first female Doctor of the Church in recognition of her centuries-long spiritual legacy to Catholicism.

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1. teresa of avila

   Teresa of Avila, also known as Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a Spanish mystic, writer, and reformer who lived during the 16th century. She is best known for her deep contemplative prayer and her written works on spiritual growth and development. Teresa was a central figure in the Counter-Reformation and is known for her contributions to Catholic theology. She co-founded the Discalced Carmelite Order and is co-patroness of Spain. She was declared a saint by the Catholic Church and, in 1970, she was declared a Doctor of the Church, making her one of the few women to be awarded this honor.

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1. Teresa of Ávila

   Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, baptized as Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada, was a prominent Spanish mystic, Roman Catholic saint, Carmelite nun, writer of the Counter Reformation, and theologian of contemplative life through mental prayer. She was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is considered to be a founder of the Discalced Carmelites along with John of the Cross. In 1622, forty years after her death, she was canonized by Pope Gregory XV and was in 1970 named a Doctor of the Church by Pope Paul VI. Her books, which include her autobiography and her seminal work El Castillo Interior are an integral part of Spanish Renaissance literature as well as Christian mysticism and Christian meditation practices as she entails in her other important work, Camino de Perfección.

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   St. Teresa of Avila described our life in this world as like a night at a second-class hotel.

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