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St Teresa of Avila medal
St Teresa of Avila medal- patron of the sick, headaches, people in need of grace
Saint Teresa of Avila | |
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![]() Teresa of Ávila by Peter Paul Rubens | |
Virgin and Doctor of the Church | |
Born | March 28, 1515 Gotarrendura , Ávila , Crown of Castile (today Spain ) |
Died | October 4, 1582 (aged 67) [ 1 ] Alba de Tormes , Salamanca , Spain |
Honored in | Roman Catholic Church Lutheran Church [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Anglican Communion [ 4 ] [ 5 ] |
Beatified | April 24, 1614, Rome by Pope Paul V |
Canonized | March 12, 1622, Rome by Pope Gregory XV |
Major shrine | Convent of the Annunciation, Alba de Tormes , Spain |
Feast | October 15 |
Attributes | habit of the Discalced Carmelites , Book and Quill, arrow-pierced heart |
Patronage | bodily ills; headaches ; chess ; lacemakers; laceworkers; loss of parents; people in need of grace; people in religious orders; people ridiculed for their piety; Pozega , Croatia ; sick people; sickness; Spain |