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Sr. Hortensia Coloma, STJ

 

LIFE OF SAINT TERESA OF JESUS

 

1515	Teresa de Ahumada born at Ávila, in Spain.
1536	Enters Carmelite Convent of the Incarnation (under the Mitigated Rule), Ávila, as a novice. Regards the next 20 years as a period of semi-conversion.
1556-1557	Final 'conversion'. First contact with the Society of Jesus.
1562	Founded the first convent of the reform, St Joseph's in Avila, under the Primitive Rule of St Albert. Lives there until 1567. Drew up her own Constitutions.
1565	Greater part of the Life written in its final version. The Way of Perfection begun.
1567	Authorization by the Carmelite General for the foundation of further convents of the Reform. Primitive Rule and Constitutions approved.
1568	Teresa assisted in the foundation of the first Discalced Carmelite Friary in Duruelo with St John of the Cross and Fr Antonio of Jesus.
1562-1582	Founded Discalced Carmelite convents throughout Spain.
1573	Began to write the Foundations.
1577	The Interior Castle written.
October 4, 1582	Dies in Alba de Tormes.
April 24, 1614	Beatified by Pope Paul V
March 12, 1622	Canonized by Pope Gregory XV
July 18, 1970	Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Paul VI

[redhead]

This is wonderful. I am reading Vol. 1 of her Life. So interesting. She was a mighty prayer warrior.

[nickcarraway]

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[Ciexyz]

Faith sharing bump for Santa Teresa de Avila.

[GOP Poet]

“We must be firmly convinced from the start that, if we fight courageously and do not allow ourselves to be beaten, we shall get what we want.”

God's will be done :-).

[Biggirl]

St. Teresa is a great role model for the difficult times we lived in because she lived in difficult times also.

[TASMANIANRED]

I started one of her books this week.

[novemberslady]

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