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Rare glimpse: 440-year-old remains of Saint Teresa draw 100,000 pilgrims to Spain
Pilgrims flock to Alba de Tormes, Spain, to view the 440-year-old remains of Saint Teresa of Avila, displayed by the Catholic ...
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 ...
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More Than 90,000 People Venerated Body of St. Teresa of Ávila During Public Exposition
The saint’s remains were returned to the silver case placed at the center of the altarpiece of the Basilica of the ...
Catholics flock to Spain to see remains of saint — 440 years after she died
On Monday morning, the casket of the saint who died in 1582 was resealed and carried through the town streets, with pilgrims following the procession. It is unclear how many years — or decades — will ...
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Skull, hair, even heart preserved: St Teresa’s casket opened after 111 years; no one knows when next
Veneration of her legacy is widespread. General Francisco Franco, Spain’s former dictator, was even said to have kept a relic ...
Tens of thousands flock to see corpse of Spanish saint more than 440 years after death
Hundreds of Catholic worshippers flocked to the small Spanish town of Alba de Tormes this month to witness a remarkable sight ...
National Catholic Reporter1d
More than 90,000 pilgrims venerate the body of St. Teresa of Ávila
Over 90,000 pilgrims flocked to Alba de Tormes, Spain, May 11-25, to venerate the incorrupt body of St. Teresa of Ávila — ...
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Saint or swindler? Why, more than 70 years after her death, Eva Perón remains so fascinating
Saint or swindler? Why, more than 70 years after her death, Eva Perón remains so fascinating - IN FOCUS: As Tim Rice and ...
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Tens of thousands flock to see a Spanish saint's remains more than 440 years after her death
The casket that holds the saint’s remains is barely 1.3 meters (4 feet) long. What is visible is a skull dressed in a habit with vestments covering other parts of the body, not all of which is ...