Blessed Anne of Saint Bartholomew, companion of Saint Teresa of Ávila

Blessed Anne of Saint Bartholomew was born in 1549 in Almendral, Spain, and entered the Discalced Carmelite convent of Ávila as a lay sister in 1570. She became the close companion, nurse, and secretary of Saint Teresa of Ávila, accompanying her on many of her journeys to found new convents. She was present at Teresa's death in 1582 and later helped extend the Carmelite reform to France and the Low Countries. She died in Antwerp in 1626 and was beatified by Pope Benedict XV in 1917.