Statue of St Teresa, Convento de Santa Teresa, Avila, Spain

Detail of Statue of St Teresa, in the Chapel built over the room where she was born, Convento de Santa Teresa,(Convent of St Teresa), 1629-36, Avila, Spain, constructed in Baroque style on the site of St Teresa's birthplace by architect and monk Alonso de san Jose (1600-54). Santa Teresa (1515-82), was a Carmelite nun, canonized 1622. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.

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© Manuel Cohen

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Heritage, Castile and Leon (Segovia, Avila), Spain