St Teresa of Avila’s body remains incorrupt

The body of St Teresa of Ávila, a doctor of the Church, remains incorrupt after her death more than 400 years ago on 4 October, 1582. The postulator general of the Discalced Carmelite Order, Fr Marco Chiesa said, ‘today the tomb of St Teresa was opened and we have verified that it is in the same condition as when it was last opened in 1914.’ The remains of the revered Spanish saint rest at the Carmelite Monastery of Alba de Tormes.

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The body of St Teresa of Ávila, a doctor of the Church, remains incorrupt after her death more than 400 years ago on 4 October, 1582. The postulator general of the Discalced Carmelite Order, Fr Marco Chiesa said, ‘today the tomb of St Teresa was opened and we have verified that it is in the same condition as when it was last opened in 1914.’ The remains of the revered Spanish saint rest at the Carmelite Monastery of Alba de Tormes.