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Which Carmelite saint, though illiterate, was known for receiving divine insights and mystical visions, while the other authored spiritual classics that shaped Christian mysticism for centuries?
  • Mariam Baouardy and Teresa of Ávila
  • Teresa of Ávila and Thérèse of Lisieux
  • Edith Stein and Mariam Baouardy
  • Hildegard of Bingen and Teresa of Ávila

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International Peace Year 1986


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Centenary of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception


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Martyrdom of Saint Maria Goretti


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Saint Anthony Zaccaria


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Saint Thomas the Apostle


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Antonio Canova


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