Avila
A place in the history of the Church
An old city of Castile, in Spain. St. Teresa of Jesus was born there.
What happened here
- St. Teresa: she was born in Avila in 1515. Her name was Teresa de Ahumada.
- The Incarnation: while still young, she entered the Carmelite monastery of the Incarnation, in Avila.
- The first reformed Carmel: in 1562 she founded in Avila the first reformed Carmel. In all, she founded seventeen.
Today
It is still a city of Spain.
Source: Benedict XVI, general audience of February 2, 2011; Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), “St. Teresa of Jesus”; Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), “Avila”