The "more accurate" reconstruction of Santa Teresa: a "sweet and attractive" face of "big eyes" that conveyed "peace"

Presented in the town of Alba de Tormes, the reconstruction of the face of the Holy after anthropomorphic and forensic studies initiated in August 2024 Read

This 28th of March marks the 510th anniversary of the birth of Saint Teresa of Jesus, the nun, or Teresa of Avila, the writer. Coinciding with that date, this Friday has revealed how she really was the founder of the Order of the Discalced Carmelites. This is the first image of Teresa's original face. Since 9 a.m., the presentation of the study has been retransmitted through Facebook that has allowed to have the first real image of the face of t…

The face of Teresa de Jesús is in the collective imaginary . Artists like the brilliant Italian sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, with the 'Ecstasy' of the saint, or the Spanish painter José de Ribera, who put on the canvas a jovial figure of the nun with a deeply contemplative look, have taken care of it. But... What would really be the original face of the mystic? Many of the devotees who have come to the places where the Holy Walker left a mark …

A miracle, but this time of science. And of the amazing advances of technology. Five hundred years after his birth, the face of Saint Teresa of Jesus has come to life thanks to an innovative scientific project that combines state-of-the-art forensic technology with historical testimonies. This unprecedented initiative, presented on March 28, 2025, has enabled us to recreate with amazing precision the factions of one of the most emblematic figure…

Science and mysticism have come together to rebuild the original face of Saint Teresa of Jesus.

In the framework of the 510th anniversary of the birth of Saint Teresa of Jesus, this morning it was officially presented in the Basilica of the Annunciation of Our Lady of Carmen - Sepulchre of the Holy, the scientific reconstruction of her exact face, in an act that has been carried out simultaneously in Alba de Tormes, Rome and Australia.The image, considered the most faithful representation of what Saint Teresa of Jesus was like in life, is …