5.30 St. Teresa of Avila: Doctor of Prayer

Way of the Fathers with Mike Aquilina by Thomas V. Mirus

Mar 11, 202618:45Religion & Spirituality

St. Teresa of Avila (1515 - 1582) St. Teresa of Avila was the first female Doctor of the Church. She was the co-founder (with St. John of the Cross) of the Discalced Carmelites. A reformer, and a mystic, her books on pra...

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