On the occasion of the 400th Anniversary of Canonization of Teresa of Avila we present this interesting document from the General Archives of the Carmelite Order.
Forty years after her death, Teresa of Avila was canonized by Pope Gregory XV on March 12, 1622. On the same day, three other great saints of the post-Tridentine reformist period rose to the honors of the altars: Ignazio di Loyola, Francesco Saverio and Filippo Neri.
Like the beatification, which took place on April 24, 1614, with Pope Paul V, the canonization also had a wide resonance throughout the Order with the multiplication of editions and comments on her writings as well as with the dedication of new churches and altars.
The enthusiasm among the nuns was such that on May 18, 1622, two months after the great event, Pope Gregory XV granted the possibility of acquiring the plenary indulgence to those who would visit the churches of the Carmelite monasteries on the anniversary day of the canonization (see photo).
Beyond the content, the bull attests to the strong bond between the Carmelites of the Ancient Observance and Mother Saint Teresa.
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