Teresa of Avila, Spanish Saint and Mystic(1515-1582)

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by Peter Paul Rubens

Just the Facts:

• Name: Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada
• Known as: Teresa of Avila
• Birth: March 28, 1515, Gotarrendura, Spain
• Death: October 4, 1582, Alba de Tormes, Spain
• Language: Spanish
• Who she was: Spanish saint and mystic who wrote her Autobiography; El Camino de Perfeccion (The Way of Perfection); El Castillo Interior (The Interior Castle)

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