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Tens of thousands flock to see a Spanish saint's remains more than 440 years after her death
Catholic worshippers have for weeks flocked to Alba de Tormes, a town ringed by rolling pastures in western Spain where the ...
Display of saint's remains draws huge crowds - but bishop says it 'encourages morbid curiosity'
Catholic worshippers travelled to Alba de Tormes to view relics of Saint Teresa of Avila, a 16th century religious reformer.
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Tens of thousands flock to see a Spanish saint’s remains
Last September, the newly elected Pope Leo XIV visited the saint’s birthplace in Avila, an hour’s drive from Alba de Tormes. Teresa’s remains have also spawned memes online about the macabre ...
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Tens of thousands flock to see a Spanish saint's remains more than 440 years after her death
Last September, the newly elected Pope Leo XIV visited the saint’s birthplace in Avila, an hour’s drive from Alba de Tormes. Teresa’s remains have also spawned memes online about the macabre ...
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Tens of thousands flock to see a Spanish saint’s remains more than 440 years after her death
Last September, the newly elected Pope Leo XIV visited the saint’s birthplace in Avila, an hour’s drive from Alba de Tormes. Teresa’s remains have also spawned memes online about the macabre ...
Religion News Service7d
Tens of thousands flock to see a Spanish saint's remains more than 440 years after her death
ALBA DE TORMES, Spain (AP) — They lined up to see her, silent and wonderstruck: Inside an open silver casket was Saint Teresa of Ávila, more than 440 years after her death. Catholic worshippers ...