St. Teresa of Avila OCD (1515-1582) was a Carmelite nun and prominent Spanish mystic and religious reformer. She became the central figure of a movement of spiritual and monastic renewal during the Counter-Reformation, reforming the Carmelite Orders of both women and men.

St. Teresa of Avila OCD (1515-1582) was a Carmelite nun and prominent Spanish mystic and religious reformer. She became the central figure of a movement of spiritual and monastic renewal during the Counter-Reformation, reforming the Carmelite Orders of both women and men.