Her Life
The birthplace of Teresa.
What is Avila, Spain?
St. Teresa’s feast day is celebrated on this date.
What is October 15th?
The number of mansions in Teresa's book "The Interior Castle."
What is 7?
True or False: Her father supported her decision to enter the convent.
What is false?
Fill in the blank: "The Carmelite Convent of the ______."
What is Incarnation?
Her spiritual awakening via angel and arrow.
What is the transverberation?
The famous book written by Teresa in 1583 written as a practical guide to prayer.
What is the Way of Perfection?
A person who seeks direct, personal experience of God through deep prayer and contemplation is known by this term.
What is a mystic?
The date (mdy) of Teresa of Avila’s birth.
What is March 28th, 1515?
The three symbols associated with Teresa of Avila.
What are arrow, book, and dove/feather?
In 1970, St. Teresa of Ávila was one of the first women to receive this title, recognizing her significant contributions to Catholic theology.
What is doctor of the church?
The number of years she stopped praying about she recovered.
What is 15?
The mentioned illnesses that plagued Teresa.
What is malaria, epilepsy, and menorrhagia?
The four things mentioned that Teresa is the patron saint for.
What are headaches, illness, ridiculed pious people, and Spain?
The name of the reformed convents recognized as a separate religious province by Pope Gregory XIII.
What is the Discalced Carmelites?
The place she ran to with her brother to be martyred.
What is North Africa?