October 15

St. Teresa of Ávila

A sixteenth-century Spanish Carmelite nun and Doctor of the Church who reformed the Carmelite Order, founded seventeen convents, and wrote masterpieces of mystical theology including Interior Castle and The Way of Perfection. She is one of only four women Doctors of the Church.

Why it matters for your parish: One of only four women Doctors of the Church and the first woman so named. Her writings on prayer remain unsurpassed. Her famous prayer "Let nothing disturb you" is one of the most quoted in Catholicism.

Graphics for this saint are coming soon.