St. Teresa of Avila

Let nothing disturb you,

Let nothing frighten you,

All things are passing away:

GOD NEVER CHANGES.

Patience obtains all things

Whoever has God lacks nothing;

GOD ALONE SUFFICES.

 

Feast Day: October 15
Patron Saint of: Sick people, people in religious orders, chess, people ridiculed for their piety, lacemakers
Also known as: St. Teresa of Jesus
Symbol: a dove
Canonized: March 12, 1622 by Pope Gregory XV