Alba de Tormes

Footsteps of Teresa of Ávila - Alba de Tormes

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Saint Teresa held close ties with town of Alba de Tormes and had a close friendship with the Duke of Alba’s wife, with whom she exchanged letters. Moreover, her sister Juana de Ahumada was married to the Duke’s administrator.

In 1571 she founded the Convent of La Anunciación, where she passed away in 1582. Her tomb can still be seen there today several important relics - her heart and left arm - can be worshipped there.

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Castle of the Duques de AlbaMore information
The town was fortified in the 12th century. In 1304 Fernando IV handed it over to Alfonso de la Cerda.In 1472 García Alvarez de Toledo obtained the title of Duke of Alba, and carried out reform works in...
Basilica Teresiana (Alba de Tormes)More information
This church, started in 1898 and left unfinished, is gothic and devoted to the patron saint. It has a latin cross ground plan with three naves, a transept and chapels with stained-glass windows.
Church of the Anunciacion / MM. Carmelitas descalzas / Sepulcher of Sta. TeresaMore information
de las Carmelitas Descalzas (Discalced Carmelites) was founded in 1571 by the Madre Teresa de Jesús, who died here on October 4th, 1582. she was buried in the choir under the church.Next to the convent...
Church of San JuanMore information
Triple Mudejar Romanesque apse. Three naves separated by 15th-century pillars. It houses a museum of religious art.Was built in the late 12th and early 13th century, preserving its original ground plan...
Church of Santiago (Alba de Tormes)More information
Temple of the second third of the 12th century, of small proportions and a single nave, originally Romanesque-Mudejar, it is the oldest in the town, mentioned in the forum as a meeting place for the council....
Church of the Conven of Las Madres Isabeles (Alba de Tormes)More information
Once again, Alba de Tormes surprises us with this magnificent building highlighted for its church. A convent founded by the Tercera Orden de San Francisco, giving it the name of Isabeles, its principal...
Alba de TormesMore information
A cultural reference town in the Spanish Golden Age, Alba de Tormes is an essential destination. Discover the rich heritage of this historical complex linked to the powerful House of Alba and the figure...
Local festivity of Santa TeresaMore information
The festivity has an obliged and predominant reference to Santa Teresa de Jesus, buried in the enclosed convent of Alba de Tormes, founded by herself, that keeps relics of the Saint, some of which goes...
Classification of Festivities
Castilla y León Tourist Interest
Date
Del 14 de octubre al 22 de octubre
Town
Alba de Tormes
Convent of San Juan de la CruzMore information
The Convent of San Juan de la Cruz was completed in 1692. It is the first church and the first convent in the world dedicated to this saint and its entire structure and distribution, in convent and church,...