Mark the statements that accurately describe Teresa of Avila. A. She was a Spanish nun who inspired many Spaniards. B. She founded more than a dozen new convents where nuns were devoted to prayer. C. She encouraged the nuns in her convents to go out among the poor to preach. D. She organized a group of nuns called the Discalced Carmelites. E. She was executed for heresy in 1622.

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Mark the statements that accurately describe Teresa of Avila. A. She was a Spanish nun who inspired many Spaniards. B. She founded more than a dozen new convents where nuns were devoted to prayer. C. She encouraged the nuns in her convents to go out among the poor to preach. D. She organized a group of nuns called the Discalced Carmelites. E. She was executed for heresy in 1622.

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The answers are A, B and D.

Teresa of Avila was known for her mystical experiences rather than service to the poor. Some may mistake her name with Mother Teresa, who was a saint that always gave service to the "poorest of the poor". Teresa of Avila was canonized in 1622, not executed. Her death was in 1582.