St. Teresa of Avila (Teresa of Jesus)

Liturgy of the Hours

• St. Teresa of Jesus
• Virgin Doctor
• Solemnity
• Carmelite Proper

Born:     

• Teresa Sanchez de Cepeda y Ahumada
  
• March 28, 1515
• Gotarrendura (Avila)
  
• Old Castile
• Kingdom of Spain

Died:    

• October 14, 1582
• (Aged 67)
• Alba de Tormes, Salamanca
• Kingdom of Spain

Beatified:    

• April 14, 1614
• Rome
• Pope Paul V

Canonized: 

• March 12, 1622
• Rome
• Pope Gregory XV

Feast:          October 15

Major Shrine:    

• Convent of the Annunciation
• Alba de Tormes, Spain

Sources:

OCDS Calendar for the Liturgy of the Hours, 2009

Wikipedia.com - St. Teresa of Jesus

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