Teresa of Jesus of Los Andes | |
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![]() Portrait of Saint Teresa of Jesus of Los Andes | |
Virgin | |
Born | Juana Enriqueta Josephina de Los Sagrados Corazones Fernández Solar 13 July 1900 Santiago, Chile |
Died | 12 April 1920 Los Andes, Valparaíso, Chile | (aged 19)
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Beatified | 3 April 1987, O'Higgins Park, Santiago, Chile by Pope John Paul II |
Canonized | 21 March 1993, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
Major shrine | Shrine of Saint Teresa of Los Andes |
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Attributes | Discalced Carmelite habit, crucifix |
Teresa of Jesus of Los Andes, OCD (Spanish: Teresa de Jesús de Los Andes; born Juana Enriqueta Josephina de Los Sagrados Corazones Fernández Solar; 13 July 1900 – 12 April 1920) was a Chilean nun of the Discalced Carmelites.[1]
Fernández Solar was a pious child but had an often unpredictable temperament for she could be prone to anger and being vain but could also demonstrate her charitable and loving nature; she seemed transformed when she decided to become a nun and her character seemed to change for her sole ambition was to dedicate herself to the service of God.[2] But her time in the convent was cut short due to her contracting an aggressive disease that killed her - she knew she would die but was consoled knowing she would be able to make her profession before she died.[3][4]
Her canonization process opened on 23 April 1976 under Pope Paul VI and she became titled as a Servant of God. The confirmation of her life of heroic virtue on 22 March 1986 allowed for her to be titled as Venerable. Solar was beatified on 3 April 1987 in Chile after a miracle attributed to her from her native land cleared her for beatification while another miracle coming from Chile led Pope John Paul II to canonize her as a saint on 21 March 1993 in Saint Peter's Square.