Saint Teresa de Jesús - Avila, Spain
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The white marble statue of Saint Teresa of Avila is located at Puerta Del Alcázar outside the town walls in Avila.
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Location: Castilla y León, Spain
Date Posted: 01/28/2013
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Avila is the celebrated birthplace of Saint Teresa de Jesús also called, Saint Teresa d'Avila, 1515 to 1582. Santa Teresa was born Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada, a noblewoman who became a nun at the Convento de la Concepción (Convent of the Conception) at the age of eighteen.
Santa Teresa was revered for her writings, first published in 1588, and her mystical visions. She was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is considered to be, along with John of the Cross, a founder of the Discalced Carmelites. In 1970 she was named a Doctor of the Church.
The seated statue of Santa Teresa was created in 1972 by the Spanish sculptor Juan Luis Vassallo who won the first prize in the design competition for the sculpture of Santa Teresa. However this monument was not installed until 1982, when it was inaugurated by Pope John Paul II during a visit to the city.
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