Hagios: Saint of the Day (October 15 ) - Saint Teresa of Avila

Saint Teresa of Avila, a Spanish noblewoman born on March 28, 1515, in Ávila‎, Spain. She was a Spanish Carmelite nun, a mystic, and an author of spiritual writings and poems. She founded numerous convents throughout Spain and was the originator of the Carmelite Reform that restored a contemplative and austere life to the order. Shed died on October 4, 1582, in Alba de Tormes, Spain.

Trivia:
The Order of Discalced Carmelites was a Catholic mendicant order with roots in the eremitic tradition of the Desert Fathers and Mothers.