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Teresa, of Avila, Saint, 1515-1582


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  • Fuller Name

    • Teresa Sanchez de Cepeda y Ahumada
  • Variants

    • Ahumada, Teresa de Cepeda y, Saint, 1515-1582
    • Cepeda, Theresa de, Saint, 1515-1582
    • Cepeda y Ahumada, Teresa de, Saint, 1515-1582
    • De Cepeda, Theresa, Saint, 1515-1582
    • De Cepeda y Ahumada, Teresa, Saint, 1515-1582
    • Sanchez de Cepeda y Ahumada, Teresa, 1515-1582
    • Teresa, d'Avila, Saint, 1515-1582
    • Teresa, de Avila, Saint, 1515-1582
    • Teresa de Jesús, 1515-1582
    • Teresa di Gesù, Saint, 1515-1582
    • Teresa, of Jesus, Saint, 1515-1582
    • Teresa, Saint, 1515-1582
    • Teresa, von Avila, Saint, 1515-1582
    • Teresia a Jesu, Saint, 1515-1582
    • Tereza, Avilʹskai︠a︡, 1515-1582
    • Theresa de Jesus, Saint, 1515-1582
    • Theresa, of Avila, Saint, 1515-1582
    • Thérèse, d'Avila, Saint, 1515-1582
    • Thérèse de Jésus, Saint, 1515-1582
    • Therese, von Avila, Saint, 1515-1582
    • Theresia a Jesu, Saint, 1515-1582
    • Theresia, von Avila, Saint, 1515-1582
    • Theresia von Jesus, Saint, 1515-1582
  • Additional Information

    • Birth Date

        1515-03-28
    • Death Date

        1582-10-04
    • Has Affiliation

    • Birth Place

        Ávila (Spain)
    • Associated Locale

        Alba de Tormes (Spain)
    • Associated Language

        Spanish
    • Occupation

      Nun

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  • Sources

    • found: Sainte Thérèse, 1902.
    • found: Enc. Brit., 15th ed.(Teresa of Avila; sometimes called Teresa of Jesus; originally Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada)
    • found: Theresia von Avila, 1981:t.p. (Theresia von Avila; Theresia von Jesus)
    • found: Vita, 1983, c1962:t.p. (Santa Teresa d'Avila)
    • found: Ispanskie mistiki, 1988:t.p. (sv. Tereza Avilʹskai︠a︡)
    • found: Majestic is your name, c1993:CIP t.p. (Theresa of Avila)
    • found: Sententiae spirituales ex operibus Seraphi[cae] Virginis Theresiae a Iesu ... 1642.
    • found: BM cat.(Theresa [de Cepeda], de Jesus, Saint)
    • found: Teresa de Avila, lettered woman, c2009.
    • found: The complete works of Saint Teresa of Jesus, 1946.
    • found: Discalced Carmelites website, September 17, 2020:(St. Teresa of Jesus; Saint Teresa of Jesus; Teresa de Ahumada; born March 28, 1515 in Ávila, Spain; died on October 4, 1582 in Alba de Tormes; beatified by Paul V in 1614; canonized by Gregory XV in 1622;d proclaimed doctor of the Church by Paul VI in 1970; first woman upon whom that title was conferred) - https://www.carmelitaniscalzi.com/en/who-we-are/fondatori/st-teresa-of-jesus/
    • found: Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus Northern Province (Wisconsin) website, September 17, 2020:(St. Teresa of Avila; baptized Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada; born on March 28, 1515 in Gotarrendura (Ávila), Spain; died on October 4, 1582 in Alba de Tormes, Spain; canonized by Pope Gregory XV in 1622, forty years after her death; named a Doctor of the Church by Pope Paul VI on September 27, 1970) - https://carmelitedcjnorth.org/carmel/saints/82-st-teresa-of-avila
  • LC Classification

    • PQ6437.T3
  • Editorial Notes

    • [Not the same as: Thérèse of the Child Jesus, who is Thérèse de Lisieux]
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  • Change Notes

    • 1980-04-04: new
    • 2020-09-17: revised
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