📚 St. Teresa of the Andes

St. Teresa of the Andes, born Juana Enriqueta Josefina de los Sagrados Corazones Fernández Solar, was a Chilean Carmelite nun known for her deep love of God and joyful spiritual life. Born in Santiago, Chile, in 1900, she grew up in a devout family and developed a strong devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Blessed Virgin Mary. From a young age, she felt called to religious life and entered the Discalced Carmelite monastery at Los Andes in 1919, taking the name Teresa of Jesus.

Although her time in the monastery was brief, Teresa lived with great charity, humility, and confidence in God's love. She died of typhus in 1920 at the age of nineteen, after making her religious profession. She was canonized by Pope St. John Paul II in 1993 and became the first Chilean saint.

Lived: July 13, 1900 – April 12, 1920 | Feast Day: July 13 | Canonized: March 21, 1993, by Pope St. John Paul II
Patronage: Young people, Chile, and those seeking to grow in contemplative prayer.

Saint Feast day
July 13Devotional
Chile (Roman Martyrology: April 12)
Lived
July 13, 1900 – April 12, 1920
Canonized
March 21, 1993, by Pope St. John Paul II

St. Teresa of the Andes, born Juana Enriqueta Josefina de los Sagrados Corazones Fernández Solar, was a Chilean Carmelite nun known for her deep love of God and joyful spiritual life. Born in Santiago, Chile, in 1900, she grew up in a devout family and developed a strong devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Blessed Virgin Mary. From a young age, she felt called to religious life and entered the Discalced Carmelite monastery at Los Andes in 1919, taking the name Teresa of Jesus.

Although her time in the monastery was brief, Teresa lived with great charity, humility, and confidence in God's love. She died of typhus in 1920 at the age of nineteen, after making her religious profession. She was canonized by Pope St. John Paul II in 1993 and became the first Chilean saint.

Patron of

Young people, Chile, and those seeking to grow in contemplative prayer.

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