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Teresa of Ávila, [a] OCD (Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda Dávila y Ahumada; 28 March 1515 – 4 or 15 October 1582), [b] also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a Carmelite nun and prominent Spanish mystic and religious reformer.
The Roman Catholic Church has often held mortification of the flesh (literally, "putting the flesh to death"), as a worthy spiritual discipline. The practice is rooted in the Bible: in the asceticism of the Old and New Testament saints, and in its theology, such as the remark by Saint Paul, in his Epistle to the Romans, where he states: "If you live a life of nature, you are marked out for ...
Teresa de Ahumada (née Teresa de Cepeda y Fuentes; nickname, Teresita; also known as Teresa la Quiteña; Quito, Real Audiencia of Quito, Spanish Empire, 25 October 1566 - Ávila, 9 September 1610) was a Spanish Discalced Carmelite nun born in that part of Quito that is in present-day Ecuador.
The Convent of Saint Joseph is a monastery of Discalced Carmelite nuns located in the Spanish city of Ávila, in the autonomous community of Castile and León.It was the first monastery founded by Saint Teresa of Jesus, who had the support of such important figures as the Bishop of Ávila, Alvaro Hurtado de Mendoza, who was later buried there.
Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582), or Teresa of Jesus, Spaniard, founder of the Discalced Carmelites, and Doctor of the Church; Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart (1747–1770), an Italian Discalced Carmelite; Theresa of Saint Augustine (1752–1794), Discalced Carmelite and martyr; Thérèse Couderc (1805–1885), co-founder of the Sisters of ...
Mortification in Christian theology refers to the subjective process of Sanctification. It means the 'putting to death' of sin in a believer's life. ( Colossians 3:5) Reformed theologian J.I. Packer describes it in the following way: "The Christian is committed to a lifelong fight against the world, the flesh and the devil.
During the 16th century St. Teresa and St. Ignatius of Loyola stand out most prominently owing to the wide-felt influence which they exerted upon the religion of their contemporaries, an influence that is still at work through their writings. The writings of St. Teresa arouse our admiration by the simplicity, clearness and precision of her ...
Santa Teresa d'Avila is a minor basilica, titular, and conventual church on the Corso d'Italia in Rome, Italy . It is dedicated to Teresa of Avila and is the church of the General Curia of the Discalced Carmelites .