Saint of the Day – 15 October – St Teresa of Avila/of Jesus (1515-1582) Doctor of the Church Excerpt of Pope Benedict’s Catechesis on the Doctors of the Church Wednesday, 2 February 2011 St Teresa, whose name was Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada, was born in Avila, Spain, in 1515. In her autobiography she mentions some details of her childhood – she was born into a large family, her “father and mother, who were devout and feared God”. She had three sisters and nine brothers.
