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St Teresa of Avila
Reformer of Carmel, Doctor of mystical prayer.
Patron of Spain, headache sufferers, contemplatives · 1515–1582 · Feast: Oct 15
Life
A Spanish Carmelite nun whose Interior Castle and Way of Perfection map the soul's ascent to union with God. She reformed the Carmelite order with St John of the Cross, founded seventeen monasteries, and was the first woman declared a Doctor of the Church.
Prayer
St Teresa, teach our wandering souls the prayer of quiet — that we may rest, even one moment, in the Beloved.