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Saint Teresa of Avila and the Way of Contemplative Prayer
There are some saints with whom you instantly connect. We all have them. Saint Teresa of Avila is one of them for me. Saint Teresa passed away on the night of the 4th of October 1582 but is celebrated today, the 15th of October, due to the introduction of the Gregorian calendar as a replacement to the Julian calendar in Spain that year, which caused all days from October 5th (included) to be skipped until October 15th. Teresa therefore died on a day that never existed. Saint
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