Saint Teresa
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"I would see beside me, on my left hand, an angel in bodily form ... " --Teresa of Ávila |
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The name Saint Teresa may refer to:
- Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582), founder of the Reformed Carmelites, and Doctor of the Church
- Saint Thérèse de Lisieux, O.C.D. (1873–1897), Carmelite nun, and Doctor of the Church
- Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, born Edith Stein (1891–1942)
- The Ecstasy of St Theresa, a sculpture by Bernini, of Saint Teresa of Ávila in ecstasy
The name may also refer to these women who have been beatified, but not yet canonized:
- Blessed Teresa of Portugal (1181-1250), Benedictine nun, beatified in 1705
- Blessed Mother Teresa (1910-1997), founder of the Missionaries of Charity, beatified in 2003
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Other uses
- St. Teresa, Florida, a town in the United States
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See also
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