Saint Teresa Research Paper

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Saint Teresa of Avila, also known as Saint Teresa of Jesus, was baptized as Teresa Sanchez Cepeda Davila y Ahumada. She was born on March 28, 1515 in Avila, Spain. She died on October 4, 1582 in Alba de Tormes, Salamanca, Spain. Her feast day is October 15th. On September 27, 1970, Pope Paul VI named Saint Teresa the first woman/female Doctor of the Church. She is the patron saint of people in need of grace, illnesses that affect the body, headaches, chess, lace makers, lace workers, loss of parents, people in religious orders, people made fun of for their deep faith/belief/respect of God, sick people, sickness and of Pozega, Croatia. Saint Teresa’s symbols are a nun in habit of a Discalced Carmelite; Carmelite nun with her heart pierced by an arrow held by an angel; Carmelite nun holding a pierced heart, book and crucifix; Carmelite nun with book and quill; …show more content…
For example, when Saint Teresa was only five years old, she convinced her older brother to run away with her to the land of the Moors so that they could beg them, out of love of God, to cut off their heads!!! I was shocked to find out that as a teenager, she cared only about boys, clothes, flirting and being a rebel. It’s really surprising to find out that a saint was interested in these things as a teenager. Another thing that surprised me even more was when I read that even after Saint Teresa made up her mind to become a nun/chose the religious life, she still was involved in things that were not so nice such as flattery, vanity and gossip. I would have never thought that a nun would act this way!!! In my head, I imagine saints being very good/well behaved/almost perfect all of their lives. As I’m learning about saints, I know now that they are very much just like all of us; they are not so perfect after all -

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