St. Teresa

Head of House

Mr. Doug Mason

House Captains

Aidan Brennan &  Felicity Cochran

House Motto

“Grow In Faith”

House Color

Green

House Symbol

Dove

House Prayer

Dear Lord,
Please help us to overcome life’s challenges and choose you over worldly temptations. Guide us to live like St. Teresa.
Amen

St. Teresa of Avila Biography

Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, baptized as Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada, (March 28, 1515 – October 4, 1582) was a prominent Spanish mystic, Roman Catholic saint, Carmelite nun, writer of the Counter Reformation, and theologian of contemplative life through mental prayer. She was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is considered to be a founder of the Discalced Carmelites along with John of the Cross.

In 1622, forty years after her death, she was canonized by Pope Gregory XV and was in 1970 named a Doctor of the Church by Pope Paul VI. Her books, which include her autobiography (The Life of Teresa of Jesus) and her seminal work El Castillo Interior (The Interior Castle) are an integral part of Spanish Renaissance literature.

Feast Day

October 15