Of Avila Saint Teresa

Teresa of Ávila, also known as Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and author of spiritual classics born in Ávila, Spain in 1515. She originated the Carmelite Reform, founded seventeen convents across Spain, and became the first woman named a Doctor of the Church in 1970. Her writings, including The Interior Castle and The Way of Perfection, are masterpieces of Christian mysticism and Spanish Renaissance literature.