Saint Teresa de Ávila
A saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology on October 15.
- Feast day: October 15
- Life and era: Birth recorded in source: El 28 de marzo de 1515 en ávila en la actual España
- Role in the Church: Saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology
- Common titles: Roman Martyrology entry
- Often asked for: commemoration
Why the Church honors Saint Teresa de Ávila
Saint Teresa de Ávila is included in the Roman Catholic martyrology for October 15.
Why people ask for the intercession of Saint Teresa de Ávila
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Biography and witness
Saint Teresa de Ávila appears in the Roman Catholic martyrology on October 15.
Original martyrology note
También llamada Santa Teresa de Jesús, Virgen y Doctora de la Iglesia. Reformadora del Carmelo, Madre de las Carmelitas Descalzas y de los Carmelitas Descalzos; "mater spiritualium" (título debajo de su estatua en la basílica vaticana); patrona de los escritores católicos y Doctora de la Iglesia (1970): La primera mujer, que junto a Santa Catalina de Siena recibe este título.
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Short prayer
Saint Teresa de Ávila, pray for me.