Teresa of the Andes

Saint Teresa of Jesus of Los Andes OCD
Portrait of Saint Teresa of Jesus of Los Andes
Virgin
Born	Juana Enriqueta Josefina de Los Sagrados Corazones Fernández Solar (1900-07-13)13 July 1900 Santiago, Chile
Died	12 April 1920(1920-04-12) (aged 19) Los Andes, Valparaíso, Chile
Venerated in	Catholic Church
Beatified	3 April 1987, O'Higgins Park, Santiago, Chile by Pope John Paul II
Canonized	21 March 1993, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
Major shrine	Shrine of Saint Teresa of Los Andes
Feast	12 April 13 July (Discalced Carmelites)
Attributes	Discalced Carmelite habit, crucifix

Teresa of Jesus of Los Andes, OCD (Spanish: Teresa de Jesús de Los Andes; born Juana Enriqueta Josefina de Los Sagrados Corazones Fernández Solar; 13 July 1900 – 12 April 1920) was a Chilean nun of the Discalced Carmelites.^[1]

Fernández Solar was a pious child but had an often unpredictable temperament for she could be prone to anger and being vain but could also demonstrate her charitable and loving nature; she seemed transformed when she decided to become a nun and her character seemed to change for her sole ambition was to dedicate herself to the service of God. However her time in the convent was cut short due to her contracting an aggressive disease that killed her - she knew she would die but was consoled knowing she would be able to make her profession before she died.^[2][3]

Her canonization process opened on 23 April 1976 under Pope Paul VI and she became titled as a Servant of God. The confirmation of her life of heroic virtue on 22 March 1986 allowed for her to be titled as Venerable. Solar was beatified on 3 April 1987 in Chile after a miracle attributed to her from her native land cleared her for beatification while another miracle coming from Chile led Pope John Paul II to canonize her as a saint on 21 March 1993 in Saint Peter's Basilica.