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	Theresa, Saint (Theresa of Avila). The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		She was an excellent and tireless manager, waging a long and ultimately successful struggle with other branches of the clergy to have the Discalced Carmelites separated from the older order and eventually founding 17 convents.
		The writings of St. Theresa have gained a steadily widening audience from the 16th cent.
		The Castilian in which St. Theresa wrote stems from common speech, and the imagery is rich but simple.
	www.bartleby.com /65/th/TheresaA.html (573 words)

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		Teresa of Avila was a visionary, mystic, subject of a famous statue by the Baroque artist Bernini, and one of only three women to be declared Doctors of the Universal Church.
		Teresa, known to us as Saint Teresa of Avila and to her contemporaries as Teresa of Jesus, was born in 1515, daughter of Don Alonso de Cepeda and Dona Beatriz de Ahumada, in the Castilian city of Avila, one of twelve children, three girls and nine boys.
		Her practice of a mental prayer, her visions and raptures were met with consternation and disbelief by her sisters in the convent, by her priest-confessors and by the town fathers of Avila.
	www.rc.net /boston/st_theresa/teresa.html (671 words)

	Teresa of Avila (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		During the last three years of her life Theresa founded convents at Villanueva de la Jara in northern Andalusia (1580), Palencia (1580), Soria (1581), Burgos, and at Granada (1582).
		The kernel of Theresa's mystical thought throughout all her writings is the ascent of the soul in four stages ("Autobiography," chap.
		Theresa's prose is marked by an unaffected grace, an ornate neatness, and charming power of expression, together placing her in the front rank of Spanish prose writers; and her rare poems (Todas las poesías, Munster, 1854) are distinguished for tenderness of feeling and rhythm of thought.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/teresa_of_avila (1578 words)

	Teresa of Avila - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Saint Teresa of Avila (known in religion as Teresa de Jesús, baptised as Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada) was a Spanish Roman Catholic mystic and monastic reformer; born at Avila (53 miles north-west of Madrid), Old Castile, March 28, 1515; died at Alba de Tormes October 4, 1582.
		The deeply pious and ascetic ideal after the example of saints and martyrs was instilled in her at a young age by her father, the knight Alonso Sánchez de Cepeda, and especially by her mother, Beatriz d'Ávila y Ahumada.
		Leaving her parental home secretly one morning in 1534, she entered the monastery of the Incarnation of the Carmelite nuns at Avila.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saint_Teresa_of_Avila (1698 words)

	Expert About th:Theresa
		Theresa is responsible for all of the graphical design and imagery that is produced by the Gorilla Foundation, in our Gorilla Journals, our direct mail communications, on our website and in our educational materials and products.
		Theresa - Indian nun and missionary (born in Albania) dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, Mother Teresa, Mother Theresa, Teresamissioner, missionary - someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign countrynun - a woman religious.
		Theresa of Avila Parish is a large Roman Catholic parish located in the Boston neighborhood of West Roxbury.
	expertsite.biz /dir/th/Theresa.htm (960 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Teresa of Jesus (Teresa of Avila) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Born at Avila, Old Castile, 28 March, 1515; died at Alba de Tormes, 4 Oct., 1582.
		The whole city of Avila was troubled by the reports of the visions of this nun.
		After some years her body was transferred to Avila, but later on reconveyed to Alba, where it is still preserved incorrupt.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14515b.htm (1114 words)

	Feast of Santa Theresa, Avila, Spain
		By herself, feisty Theresa might have been enough to put the town of Avila on the map, but it didn’t hurt that the small central Spanish city of 50,000, about 60 air miles northwest of Madrid, has the finest medieval walls in all of Spain.
		Theresa is one of 33 Doctors of the Catholic Church, a title that honors the church’s greatest theologians and experts in doctrinal apologetics over its 2,000-year history.
		Avilans love Theresa and her deep spirituality, and are proud of her as Avila’s greatest child.
	www.theculturedtraveler.com /Festivals/Print/Avila.htm (645 words)

	St. Teresa of Avila
		She returned to Avila at the end of June 1562 (TV 506-507), and shortly thereafter the apostolic rescript, dated Feb. 7, 1562, for the foundation of the new convent arrived.
		On August 25 the council at Avila met to discuss the matter of the new foundation, and on August 30 a great assembly of the leading townspeople gathered.
		These foundations were followed by an interval during which Teresa served as prioress at the Incarnation monastery in Avila, an office to which she was appointed by the apostolic visitator, Pedro Fernandez, OP.
	www.karmel.at /eng/teresa.htm (2746 words)

	St. Theresa's Home Page
		Theresa of Avila Parish is a large Roman Catholic parish located in the Boston neighborhood of West Roxbury.
		Theresa of Avila Church is easily accessible from Route 128/Route 95.
		You may also want to make a donation to Saint Theresa's School to ensure that the fine education you received there will continue in the years to come, as we strive to maintain the excellent standards for which the school is noted.
	www.rc.net /boston/st_theresa (5343 words)

	THERESA OF AVILA
		Saint Teresa of Avila (known in religion as Teresa de Jesús, baptised as Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada), Spanish mystic and monastic reformer; born at Avila (53 miles north-west of Madrid), Old Castile, March 28, 1515; died at Alba de Tormes October 4, 1582.
		In another vision, a seraphim drove the fiery point of a golden lance repeatedly through her heart, causing an unexampled, as it were, spiritual-bodily pain.
		The incentive to give outward practical expression to her inward motive was inspired in Theresa by Peter of Alcantara.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/THERESA+OF+AVILA (1444 words)

	Pittsburgh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Teresa of Avila Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh.
		The parish is under the patronage of St. Teresa of Avila, who died about 450 years ago as one of the greatest women in the history of Christianity.
		She was known for the depth and fervor of her prayer, and is today regarded as a mystic and as the foundress of an entire tradition of spirituality.
	www.massintransit.com /pa/teresa-pa-pitt (149 words)

	Historic Girls - THERESA
		The road from granite-walled Avila to the south is across a wild and desolate waste, frowned down upon on either hand by the savage crests of the grim sierras of the Guadarrama.
		Theresa carried her crucifix, and Pedro his toy sword, while in a little wallet at his side were a few bits of food taken from the home larder.
		Theresa knelt on the ground with silver crucifix upraised, expecting instant martyrdom, while the old Moorish tramp, Abd-el-'Aman, believing discretion to be the better part of valor, quietly dropped down by the side of the rocky roadway, for well he understood who were these latest comers.
	www.worldwideschool.org /library/books/youth/history/HistoricGirls/chap9.html (3345 words)

	Theresa von Avila
		März 1515 in Avila (Kastilien, Spanien), † 4.
		Vermutlich 1536 tritt sie ohne das Wissen ihres Vaters in den Orden der Karmelitinnen in Avila ein, der zu dieser Zeit 140 Mitglieder zählt.
		Theresa gilt als große Mystikerin von unerreichter Tiefe des Erlebens.
	de.news-server.org /t/th/theresa_von_avila.html (563 words)

	Teresa van Avila (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		eresa of Avila was born as Teresa Ali Fatim Corella Sanchez de Capeda y Ahumada in Avila, Spain, on March 28, 1515.
		nspired by a niece, who was also a Carmelite at Avila, she decided to undertake the establishment of a reformed convent that would be restored to the austerity and devotion of earlier times.
		Several years later, while she was establishing a new convent in Toledo, she met St. John of the Cross, a priest of the Carmelite Order of men, and soon after made new foundations for men that were eventually placed under his care.
	www.marypages.com /TeresaofAvila.htm (742 words)

	Lives of the Saints, October 15, Saint Teresa of Avila
		The fruits which remain of the life, labors and prayer of Saint Teresa of Avila bear to her virtue a living and enduring testimony which none can refuse to admit.
		At the last exhumation in 1914, the body was found to remain in the same condition as when it was seen previously, still recognizable and very fragrant with the same intense perfume.
		Reflection: The devotion of Saint Teresa of Avila to Saint Joseph, virginal father of Jesus, is proverbial.
	magnificat.ca /cal/engl/10-15.htm (725 words)

	St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Church - HolyWomen.org
		Saint Theresa of Avila Catholic Church is a warm and vibrant family of faith. With current registration at nearly 300 households, the parish continues to serve area Catholics with the same dedication and enthusiasm it has had since it was established more than 135 years ago.
		The purpose of this web page is to give you an overview of the missions and activities that go on in our parish.
		The men, women, and children of our parish are the ones who are laying the foundation for the handing on of the faith for the next 135 years here at Saint Theresa’s.
	www.gosites.org /holywomen/stt (229 words)

	St. Teresa of Avila - Patronesses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Teresa Sanchez Cepeda Davila y Ahmada (1515-1582), was born into an aristocratic Castilian family at Avila, and her biography notes that she was known for her charm, affectionate exuberance, prudence and charity.
		At the age of twenty-one Teresa entered the Carmelite convent of the Incarnation.
		Theresa wrote many books during her lifetime; among the most noted of which is the "Way of Perfection" (circa 1565).
	www.goddesschess.com /patronessofchess/stteresaavila.html (786 words)

	Theresa of Avila (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Before drawing the cast of Theresa I was acquainted with some of her sayings, but knew little about her life.
		Theresa of Avila was born Theresa de Ahumada on March 28th 1515 in Avila in Spain.
		As a child she was filled with piety and longed to die and go to heaven.
	www.donnacunningham.co.uk /Theresa/Theresa.html (785 words)

	Domestic-Church.Com: Saint Profile: Saint Teresa of Avila
		She entered the Carmelite Convent of the Incarnation near Avila and made her profession in November of 1534.
		It must have been very difficult to maintain a sense of balance and humour amidst the trials and tribulations Teresa of Avila underwent, but her sense of humour and wit are still remembered.
		The Life of Teresa of Jesus: The Autobiography of Teresa of Avila by St.
	www.domestic-church.com /CONTENT.DCC/19980901/SAINTS/ST_THERESA.HTM (850 words)

	St. Theresa of Avila (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Theresa of Jesus was born on March 28th 1515 in Avila.
		When she was 14 years of age her mother died and her father placed her with the Augustine Sisters for education.
		Theresa greatly influenced the spiritual development of her time.
	www.karmel.at /prag-jesu/english/eng/trzjen2.htm (229 words)

	AllRefer.com - Saint Theresa (Theresa of Avila) : Life (Saints Biography) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Much later she underwent (c.1555) a "second conversion," after which she experienced mystic visions.
		She had entertained a desire to found a house of reformed Carmelites (the Discalced, or Barefoot, Carmelites, living in strict observance of the rule) long before she had the opportunity in 1562 to found the Convent of St. Joseph in Avila.
		Other foundations were made, and in the busy years that followed she traveled much to the various houses.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/T/TheresaA-life.html (326 words)

	Teresa of Avila
		Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada (later known as Teresa de Jesus) was born in Avila, Spain, 28 March 1515, one of ten children whose mother died when she was fifteen.
		In 1562 she opened a new monastery in Avila, over much opposition in the town and from the older monastery.
		At length Teresa was given permission to proceed with her reforms, and she travelled throughout Spain establishing seventeen houses of Carmelites of the Strict (or Reformed) Observance (the others are called Carmelites of the Ancient Observance).
	www.satucket.com /lectionary/Teresa_Avila.htm (384 words)

	St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Born in Avila, Spain, on March 28, 1515, St. Teresa was the daughter of a Toledo merchant and his second wife, who died when Teresa was 15, one of ten children.
		Shortly after this event, Teresa was entrusted to the care of the Augustinian nuns.
		The Catholic Encyclopedia includes a lengthy article on St. Teresa of Avila.
	www.ccel.org /t/teresa/teresa.html (303 words)

	Mike's History p 132 - Saint Theresa of Avila. Selections.
		(Saint Theresa of Avila (1515-1582) was a Carmelite nun from Spain.
		I found out later that, if the Lord had not taught me, I could have learned little from books, for until His Majesty taught it me by experience, what I learned was nothing at all; I did not even know what I was doing....
		[St. Theresa describes a mystical rapture.] [I]ts initial pain is so great that I know of no physical torture which can drown it.
	www.galileolibrary.com /history/history_page_132.htm (977 words)

	Fire Within: St. Theresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross - St. Theresa of Avila, St. John of the Crossand the Gospel - ...
		Fire Within: St. Theresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross - St. Theresa of Avila, St. John of the Crossand the Gospel - On Prayer - 415
		Fire Within: St. Theresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross - St. Theresa of Avila, St. John of the Crossand the Gospel - On Prayer
		This book is the fruit of many years of his study and experience in spiritual direction, and iin it he synthesizes the teachings on prayer of the two great doctors of the Church on prayer - St. John of the Cross and St. Teresa of Avila - and the teaching of Sacred Scripture.
	www.catholicstore.com /index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=16277 (284 words)

	Catholic pilgrimage to St Teresa - Avila to Lisieux - JeriCo
		After breakfast we are on city tour of Avila visiting Cathedral, Convent of St. Teresa built on location of her house and Monastery of la Encarnación where Saint lived for 20 years.
		Avila as "city of stones, city of saints" is dedicated to St.
		After lunch break we are on the way of about one hour to visit Alba de Tormes city that holds the remains of St Theresa of Avila and a reliquary in the church of the Carmelite Convent.
	www.jericojourneys.com /st_teresa.htm (752 words)

	St. Teresa of Avila (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		During the sixteenth century the early austerity and religious enthusiasm that had characterized religious orders when they were founded, had been lost, and "worldliness" of all kinds, and even moral corruption was widespread.
		Inspired by a niece, who was also a Carmelite at Avila, she decided to undertake the establishment of a reformed convent that would be restored to the austerity and devotion of earlier times.
		Several years later, while she was establishing a new convent in Toledo, she met John Yepes (later John of the Cross), and soon after made new foundations for men that were eventually placed under his care.
	www.wf-f.org /StTeresaAvila.html (1238 words)

	carmelite.com > Our saints > St Teresa of Jesus (Avila) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada was born in Avila, Spain, on 28th March 1515 and entered the Carmel of the Incarnation there in 1536.
		When the bells of Avila tolled for her the local citizens said: "The Saint has gone to heaven." Her feast day is kept on 15th October.
		Founded the first convent of the reform, St Joseph's in Avila, under the Primitive Rule of St Albert.
	www.carmelite.com /saints/teresa01.shtml (460 words)

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