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My favorite is St. Teresa of Availa who I the patron saint of people in need of grace. Such as sickly people, those who have loss their parents, and laecworkers. I chose her as my favorite saint because her childhood self reminds me of my present day self, and here's why. She was born March 28, 1515, as a sickly baby. She was a Spanish noble, the daughter of Don Alonso Sanchez de Cepeda and Doña Beatriz.
She grew up reading the lives of the saints, and playing in the garden.She hated killing small animals even if it was for food. She was, as a child, considered very similar to a modern day "treehugger". She was homeschooled because of her illnesses,
She had a series of flus, that at that time was much more serious because they didn't have the medicine we have now. When she was 12 her mother died, and she turned to Mary as a sort of replacement Mother.At the age of 17 she wanted to become a nun, but her strict father was opposed to it. So she ran away from home, and......
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