Her mortal remains are kept, for the veneration of the faithful, in the Convent of the Discalced Carmelites in Alba de Tormes, Spain, where she died.
April, 24th, 1614, by Pope Paul V.
March, 12th, 1622, by Pope Gregory XV.
September, 27th, 1970, by Paul VI. Teresa was the first women to whom the Church atributed this title, by recognising in her life an exemplary model and her writings achieved an outstanding place in the world's literature of the Church. Consequently , the doctrine of Teresa becames, not only part of the Carmel, but also of the whole Church, that can and must find in it help and light.
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