Discover More About St. Teresa of Avila with Journey with the Saints Born on March 28, 1515, in either ��vila or the nearby town of Gotarrendura, Saint Teresa of ��vila entered the world at a time of deep religious upheaval and renewal in the Church. She was born into a devout and noble Spanish family. Her father, Alonso S�¡nchez de Cepeda, was a successful merchant of strong Catholic conviction, and her mother, Beatriz de Ahumada, nurtured in Teresa a love for God from an early age. As a ...