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Santa Teresa de Jesús (1515 - 1582)

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Short name Santa Teresa de Jesús
VIAF http://viaf.org/viaf/95217173
First name Teresa
Birth name Sánchez de Cepeda Dávila y Ahumada
Married name
Alternative name Teresa de Ávila — Teresa Sanchez de Cepeda y Ahumada — Teresa de Jesús
Date of birth 1515
Date of death 1582
Flourishing -
Sex Female
Place of birth Avila
Place of death Alba de Tormes
Lived in Spain
Place of residence notes
Mother
Father
Children
Religion / ideology Catholic
Education Convent education
Aristocratic title -
Professional or ecclesiastical title -
Santa Teresa de Jesús was ...
Profession(s)
Memberships Carmelites
Place(s) of Residence Spain
Circulations of Santa Teresa de Jesús, the person (for circulations of her works, see under each individual Work)
Title Date Type

Receptions of Santa Teresa de Jesús, the person

For receptions of her works, see under each individual Work.

Title Author Date Type
Teresa de Jesús 1615 is portrait of
Keršansko - katoljška simbolika Skarbina, Josip 1858 -
Zlato ravnilo keršanskega življenja Slomšek, Anton Martin 1861 quotes person
Noticias y Comentarios New and Comments 1895 -
Un Viaje a Guadalupe A Trip to Guadalupe Soler Arques, D.C. 1895 -
Noticias y Comentarios: en Honor de Santa Teresa News and Comments 1897 is dedicated to

MENTIONED IN: - Buck, Guide to women's literature, 1992: "[...] her works are recognised as world classics".

Canonized in 1622.