Feast Day of St. Teresa of Ávila

Patron Saint of bodily illnesses, headaches, chess players and people in need of grace, St. Teresa of Ávila is celebrated today on her Feast Day.  Active during the Counter-Reformation, she was a reformer in the Carmelite Order of her time; the movement she initiated, later joined by Saint John of the Cross, eventually led to the establishment of the Discalced Carmelites. 1.

See our selection of St. Teresa of Ávila items here!