italianartsociety: October 15 is the Feast Day of St. Theresa of Avila, the Spanish mystic who died on 4 October 1582 and was canonized in 1622. The patron saint of Spain, Theresa founded the order of Discalced (barefoot) Carmelites, a reform female

italianartsociety: October 15 is the Feast Day of St. Theresa of Avila, the Spanish mystic who died on 4 October 1582 and was canonized in 1622. The patron saint of Spain, Theresa founded the order of Discalced (barefoot) Carmelites, a reform female

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