Teresa of Ávila, religious name Teresa of Jesus, was a Carmelite nun, prominent Spanish mystic and spiritual reformer.
Saint Teresa of Ávila by Eduardo Balaca
Young Teresa of Ávila and brother run away from home to travel to Africa by Arnold van Westerhout
Church window at the Convent of St Teresa
Letter from Teresa of Ávila to her niece, Madre María Bautista (1575)
The Discalced Carmelites, formally the Order of the Discalced Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel or the Order of Discalced Carmelites, is a mendicant order in the Roman Catholic Churc
Teresa of Ávila
…Teresa of Ávila (born Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda Dávila y Ahumada; 28 March 1515 – 4 or 15 October 1582), religious name Teresa of Jesus, was a Carmelite nun, prominent Spanish mystic and spiritual reformer. Active during the Counter-Reformation, Teresa became the central figure of a movement of spiritual…
Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582), Doctor of the Church and co-founder of the Discalced Carmelites
Discalced Carmelites from Argentina
A Discalced Carmelite and a novice outside their convent in Zarautz, the Basque Country (Spain)
Monastery of Discalced Carmelites in Czerna, Poland