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Born on March 28, 1515, in either Ă?Â?vila or the nearby town of Gotarrendura, Saint Teresa of Ă?Â?vila entered the world at a time of deep religious upheaval and renewal in the Church. She was born into a devout and noble Spanish family. Her father, Alonso SĂ?¡nchez de Cepeda, was a successful merchant of strong Catholic conviction, and her mother, Beatriz de Ahumada, nurtured in Teresa a love for God from an early age. As a …Catholic Online > Saint of the DayRead More