Teresa of Ávila

1515 – 1582 Spain

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Who was Teresa of Ávila?

Roman Catholic saint (1515-1582)

Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Teresa of Ávila (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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1582

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Aries

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