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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.
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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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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Throng of people flock to see a centuries-old Spanish saint's remains
They lined up to see her, silent and wonderstruck: Inside an open silver casket was Saint Teresa of Ávila, more than 440 ...