Teresa of Avila: Medieval Saint and Reformer, Doctor of the Church

On October 4, 1582, Teresa of Ávila, Spanish mystic and writer, died. An excerpt from the article:

"Like Catherine of Siena, the other woman named Doctor of the Church with Teresa of Avila in 1970, Teresa also lived in turbulent times: the New World had been opened to exploration just before her birth, the Inquisition had been influencing the church in Spain, and the Reformation began two years after she was born in 1515 in Ávila in what is now known as Spain."