Teresa of the Andes
Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II | |
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Major shrine | Shrine of Saint Teresa of Los Andes |
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Attributes | Discalced Carmelite habit, crucifix |
Teresa of Jesus of Los Andes (13 July 1900 – 12 April 1920), born as Juana Enriqueta Josephina de Los Sagrados Corazones Fernández Solar, (
Her canonization process opened on 23 April 1976 under
Life
Juana Enriqueta Josefina de los Sagrados Corazones Fernández Solar was born in 1900 in
Fernández Solar received her education in a college managed by French nuns from the Sacred Heart order, and she remained there from 1907 until 1918. In 1914, she decided to consecrate herself to the Lord and become a Discalced Carmelite.
In her childhood, she read the autobiographical account that
On 7 May 1919 she entered the
Sainthood
Teresa of Jesus remains popular with the estimated 100 000 pilgrims who visit on an annual basis the shrine where her remains are venerated in the Shrine of Saint Teresa of Los Andes in Los Andes. The nun is Chile's first saint and is popular more so among women and adolescents. Teresa of Jesus was the first Discalced Carmelite outside of Europe to be proclaimed as a saint and is the fifth saint of the order with the name "Teresa".
The beatification process began in an informative process in the
The process for a miracle attributed to her opened in Chile where the healing originated in and it was subjected to a diocesan process for investigation from 19 October 1984 until 16 October 1985 while the C.C.S. later validated it on 23 May 1986. The board of medical experts approved this healing to be miraculous on 21 January 1987 while theologians did so as well on 20 February 1987 as did the C.C.S. on 3 March 1987. John Paul II approved this healing to be a legitimate miracle on 16 March 1987 and thus confirmed her beatification. John Paul II beatified the late nun on 3 April 1987 in O'Higgins Park in Chile while her brother Luis was present at her beatification; he was the last direct relative of hers still alive then.
The process for a miracle attributed to her - the definitive one for sainthood - was investigated from 4 December 1990 to 12 June 1991 again in Chile while it received validation not long after on 18 October 1991. Medical experts this healing on 2 June 1992 as did theologians on 19 June 1992 and the C.C.S. on 7 July 1992. John Paul II confirmed the healing as a miracle on 11 June 1992 while he later canonized her on 21 March 1993 in
In popular media
Her life was used for the a Chilean television miniseries spanning from 6 August until 10 September 1989 starring Paulina Urrutia as Teresa of Jesus. Other films have been made about her life.
She was also mentioned in the Young Pope, a 2016 religious drama TV miniseries.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Saint Teresa of the Andes". Saints SQPN. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ Abbey of Saint Joseph de Clairval. 6 August 1998. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Teresa de Jesús de Los Andes (1900-1920) - virgen, Carmelita Descalza". Holy See News Services. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Blessed Teresa of the Andes". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 4 January 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ISBN 8515020866.