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Saint Teresa of Avila

seɪnt tərˈisə əv əˈvɪlə
WordNet
Saint Teresa of Avila intercedes for the people of Purgatory with Christ. She asks him to save these people. Numbered top right: N 19.
Saint Teresa of Avila intercedes for the people of Purgatory with Christ. She asks him to save these people. Numbered top right: N 19.
  1. (n) Saint Teresa of Avila
    Spanish mystic and religious reformer; author of religious classics and a Christian saint (1515-1582)
Illustrations
Saint Teresa of Avila has folded her hands in prayer. Next to her a distaff. She looks up to the dove of the Holy Spirit. From her mouth a banderole with an inscription in Latin. In the background a writing table, above the window a banderole with an inscription in Latin. In the margin a four-line caption with biographical information and a three-line Bible quote from Jud. 8 in Latin.
Saint Teresa of Avila has folded her hands in prayer. Next to her a distaff. She looks up to the dove of the Holy Spirit. From her mouth a banderole with an inscription in Latin. In the background a writing table, above the window a banderole with an inscription in Latin. In the margin a four-line caption with biographical information and a three-line Bible quote from Jud. 8 in Latin.
Saint Teresa of Avila is kneeling in a church. A lily lies at her feet. Christ has appeared before her, he carries his cross on his shoulder. In heaven God the Father, flanked by angels. In the margin a four-line caption in Latin.
Saint Teresa of Avila is kneeling in a church. A lily lies at her feet. Christ has appeared before her, he carries his cross on his shoulder. In heaven God the Father, flanked by angels. In the margin a four-line caption in Latin.
Usage in the news

What do Fidel Castro, three founding members of the Jesuit order, Saint Teresa of Avila and Cardinal Jean Marie Lustiger of Paris have in common with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. nytimes.com