St. Teresa of Avila

Painting by Zurbaran.

Saint Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, baptized as Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada (28 March 1515 – 4 October 1582), was a prominent Spanish myst.. Смотреть далее »ic, Roman Catholic saint, Carmelite nun and author during the Counter Reformation, and theologian of contemplative life through mental prayer. She was a reformer in the Carmelite Order of her time and the movement she initiated, later joined by Saint John of the Cross, eventually led to the establishment of the Discalced Carmelites, though neither she nor John were alive when the two orders separated.

Страна:	Колумбия
Тип:	Почтовые марки
Серия:	St. Teresa of Avila, 4th. death Cent.
Номинал:	5 $
Год:	1982
Размер:	30 x 40 mm
Перфорация:	12
Тираж:	500,000