Dear Martin,
I did not include Theresa because of a technicality - her years.
Usually I do not include saints who were born after 1500 in order to
keep the list relatively medieval. But you're right we definitely
should include her.
Theresa of Avila: +1582, saint, mystic, and writer. Patron saint of
Spain since 1617, beatified in 1622, and declared Doctor of the Church
in 1970.
But Martin, according to the book I have to hand (Dictionnaire de la
Mystique, Brepols, 1993) her feast day is the 4 October and not the
15th. I have not been able to confirm this with another source.
Yours, Carolyn
On Mon, 16 Oct 2000 09:58:44 -0230 (NDT) Martin Howley
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> Carolyn:
> Why do you omit St Teresa of Avila? Do you have her included on a
> different date of celebration?
> Cheers,
> Martin
> Martin Howley, Humanities Librarian,
>
> On Sun, 15 Oct 2000, CA Muessig wrote:
>
> > Today, 15 October, is the feast of ...
> >
> > * Leonard of Vandoeuvre, abbot (c. 570)
> >
> > * Thecla of Kitzingen, virgin (c. 790)
> >
> > * Euthymius the Younger, abbot (898)
>
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