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More Than 90,000 People Venerated Body of St. Teresa of Ávila During Public Exposition
The saint’s remains were returned to the silver case placed at the center of the altarpiece of the Basilica of the ...
Rare glimpse: 440-year-old remains of Saint Teresa draw 100,000 pilgrims to Spain
Pilgrims flock to Alba de Tormes, Spain, to view the 440-year-old remains of Saint Teresa of Avila, displayed by the Catholic ...
Angelus News6d
More than 90,000 pilgrims venerate the body of St. Teresa of Ávila
Displayed from May 11 to 25 at the Basilica of the Annunciation, the event followed a Vatican-authorized, yearlong study of ...
Tens of thousands flock to see a Spanish saint’s remains more than 440 years after her death
Catholic worshippers have for weeks flocked to Alba de Tormes, a town ringed by rolling pastures in western Spain where the ...
Mathrubhumi English7d
Skull, hair, even heart preserved: St Teresa’s casket opened after 111 years; no one knows when next
Veneration of her legacy is widespread. General Francisco Franco, Spain’s former dictator, was even said to have kept a relic ...
Catholic News Agency6d
More than 90,000 people venerated body of St. Teresa of Ávila during public exposition
Approximately 93,000 faithful venerated the body of St. Teresa of Jesus (Ávila), which was publicly exhibited May 11–25 for the third time in four centuries in the small town of Alba de Tormes ...
Corpse of 16th-century Catholic saint found 'perfectly preserved' goes on display, astonishing worshippers
The remarkably preserved body of an early modern saint, St. Teresa of Avila, has been exhibited in Spain months after being ...
Display of saint's remains draws huge crowds - but bishop says it 'encourages morbid curiosity'
Catholic worshippers travelled to Alba de Tormes to view relics of Saint Teresa of Avila, a 16th century religious reformer.
Catholics flock to Spain to see remains of saint — 440 years after she died
On Monday morning, the casket of the saint who died in 1582 was resealed and carried through the town streets, with pilgrims following the procession. It is unclear how many years — or decades — will ...
National Catholic Reporter6d
More than 90,000 pilgrims venerate the body of St. Teresa of Ávila
Over 90,000 pilgrims flocked to Alba de Tormes, Spain, May 11-25, to venerate the incorrupt body of St. Teresa of Ávila — marking just the third public exposition of her relics since her death ...