Footprints of Teresa

Activities from October 15 to 18, 2026

• Opening of Saint Teresa's House: (C/ condes Crespo Rascón, 25)
  -Free visit. Thursday 15: From 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
  Friday, 16. Saturday, 17 and Sunday, 18: Morning from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Afternoon from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

-Theatrical visit passes. Capacity up to 30 pax.
Friday 16. Passes: 6:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Saturday 17 and Sunday, 18: Passes: Morning: 12:00 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. and Afternoon: 6:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Meeting point: C/Condes Crespo Rascón 25

• Guided tours of the city: Teresa's Footprints. Capacity up to 30 pax.
  October 15, 16, 17 and 18. Passes: 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
  Meeting point: C/Condes Crespo Rascón 25

The free visit and theatrical visits will take place at Saint Teresa's House.
On October 31, 1570, she arrived at this house, a witness to her facet as an entrepreneurial woman. The night of the souls took place in this building of the Ovalle family. What was once a Carmelite convent for four years now belongs to the Servants of Saint Joseph and will go down in history as the inspiring place for “I live without living in myself”.

The guided tour itinerary will also visit other spaces such as:

Pontifical University. It was the Jesuits, specifically Father Álvarez, who encouraged Teresa to visit Salamanca, a university city, and to start a new foundation here. They commissioned her to write the Book of Foundations.

University of Salamanca. In 1922, when Don Miguel de Unamuno was vice-rector, the University awarded her the title of Doctor Honoris Causa. The first recognition granted by the University to a woman for her literary quality, her spirituality, and reformist values. The relationship between Saint Teresa and the University is linked to the figures of Fray Luis de León, Saint John of the Cross, and Unamuno himself.

Convent of San Esteban. The Dominican fathers provided help to Saint Teresa of Jesus during her stay in Salamanca; proof of this connection is the confessional where the Saint sought advice. This confessional can be visited inside the convent.

Plaza Mayor. We can contemplate the medallion dedicated to her figure, located in the Petrineros Pavilion. Next to her image, Salamanca Cathedral. are the medallions of Fray Luis de León or Miguel de Unamuno. From the set of chapels in the new church of Salamanca Cathedral, the one dedicated to Saint Teresa of Jesus stands out.

Convent of Santa Clara. In the 13th century, the nuns of Santa Clara, belonging to the Franciscan order, converted the original hermitage and adjacent houses into a monastery. Subsequently, the church and the convent were built, still inhabited today by the nuns of Santa Clara, who live under clausura. Alongside the great places of spirituality –Salamanca Cathedral, Convent of San Esteban or La Clerecía– there are other small intimate spaces, away from the noise, the hustle and bustle, but equally beautiful and relevant, such as the Female Spirituality Spaces, all of which are places where Teresian traces can be perceived….

Convent of Las Úrsulas. Founded in the mid-15th century by Don Alfonso de Fonseca. Since 1992, it has been inhabited by sisters of the Order of Santa Clara under clausura. In the choir area of the church, the convent museum is installed, where the beautiful Italianate and Mudejar style coffered ceiling and the panels by Juan de Borgoña (16th century), which formed the now disassembled main altar and represent various stages of the religious life of Saint Ursula, stand out.

Convent of Santa María de las Dueñas. Palace founded in 1419 and later donated to be converted into a Convent for the nuns of the Order of Santo Domingo. The beautiful cloister of the building, which houses the life of retreat and inner peace of the Dominican nuns, stands out.