Saint Teresa of Avila

Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582), also known as Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, writer, and one of the greatest spiritual teachers in Christian history. Renowned for her profound writings on prayer and the inner life, she played a central role in the Catholic Reformation by renewing the Carmelite Order and encouraging a return to simplicity, contemplation, and wholehearted devotion to God...