Teresa — Cognate of Theresa. Saint Teresa of Ávila was a 16th-century Spanish nun who reformed the Carmelite monasteries and wrote several spiritual books. It was also borne by the beatified Albanian missionary Mother Teresa (1910-1997), who worked with the poor in Calcutta. She adopted the name in honour of the French saint Thérèse de Lisieux, who is the patron of missionaries.
Saintly namesake: Teresa of Ávila was a Spanish Carmelite nun and mystic, known for her reform of the Carmelite Order and her influential spiritual writings. She is one of several saints named Teresa. (October 15 · 16th century)
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