Teresa of Avila

GPTKB entity

Statements (100)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Saint
gptkb:mysticism
gptkb:Carmelite_Order
gptkbp:advocated_for prayer and contemplation
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Judaism
gptkb:Counter-Reformation
gptkb:John_of_the_Cross
gptkb:Spanish_Renaissance
gptkb:mysticism
gptkb:prayer
gptkb:Carmelite_Order
Spirituality
Contemplation
Mystical experience
Spiritual direction
Women in the Church
gptkbp:birth_date March 28, 1515
gptkbp:birth_place Gotarrendura, Spain
gptkbp:born March 28, 1515
gptkbp:canonized_by March 12, 1614
gptkbp:death_date October 4, 1582
gptkbp:death_place Alba de Tormes, Spain
gptkbp:died October 4, 1582
gptkbp:established gptkb:Carmel_of_the_Incarnation
gptkb:Doctor_of_Philosophy
gptkbp:feast_day October 15
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Discalced_Carmelites
17 convents
gptkbp:had five siblings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Teresa of Avila
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Saint_Thérèse_of_Lisieux
gptkb:Catherine_of_Siena
gptkb:Teresa_Benedicta_of_the_Cross
gptkb:Catholic_Reformation
gptkb:John_of_the_Cross
gptkb:Francis_de_Sales
gptkb:Pope_Benedict_XVI
gptkb:Pope_John_Paul_II
gptkb:Carmelite_spirituality
gptkb:Ignatius_of_Loyola
Christian spirituality
Modern spirituality
Women in the Church
gptkbp:inspired Contemplative prayer
Mystical theology
Teresian spirituality
Carmelite reform movement
gptkbp:invites gptkb:monastery
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:Christian_theology
gptkbp:is_visited_by gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:known_for Mystical theology
Reforming the Carmelite Order
Her writings on prayer
Her reform of the Carmelite Order
gptkbp:language gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:lives_in gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Meditations_on_the_Song_of_Songs
gptkb:The_Foundations
gptkb:The_Collected_Works_of_St._Teresa_of_Avila
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Spain
Sick people
Loss of parents
gptkbp:promoted active contemplative life
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Catholicism
gptkbp:title gptkb:Doctor_of_Philosophy
gptkbp:user_experience mystical visions
gptkbp:was a visionary
a source of inspiration for many saints
a subject of theological study
a subject of numerous biographies
a figure in art and literature
a saint of the Catholic Church
a Spanish saint
a founder of religious orders
a key figure in the history of the Catholic Church
a model for contemplative life
a mystic and theologian
a patron saint of Spain
a patron saint of headache sufferers
a patron saint of religious orders
a patron saint of the sick
a patron saint of writers
a pioneer for women in spirituality
a prominent figure in the Counter-Reformation
a proponent of mental prayer
a reformer of monastic life
a symbol of reform in the Church
a teacher of prayer
a writer of spiritual classics
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Interior_Castle
gptkb:The_Book_of_Her_Life
gptkb:The_Way_of_Perfection
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ursula_Niebuhr
gptkb:Christian_Mysticism
gptkb:Bernard_of_Clairvaux
gptkb:Saint_Francis_de_Sales
gptkb:Saint_Teresa
gptkb:Teresa_of_Jesus
gptkb:The_Black_Friars
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5