Venerable John of Avila
A 16th-century Spanish priest, John of Avila was an indefatigable preacher in Andalusia and the spiritual director of gr…
Historical figure
Saint Francis Borgia
général des Jésuites
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John of Avila
A 16th-century Spanish priest, known as the "Apostle of Andalusia", John of Avila was a great preacher and spiritual mas…
Saint Stanislaus Kostka of Poland
A young Polish nobleman, Stanislaus Kostka fled Vienna on foot to join the Society of Jesus in Rome despite his family's…
Saint Teresa of Avila
Born in Avila in 1515, Teresa entered the Carmel where she experienced intense mystical events, including the transverbe…