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Convento de Santa Teresa (Convent of Saint Teresa)

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Built in 1636 on the exact site where Saint Teresa of Ávila was born, this Baroque convent and church is a major pilgrimage destination, housing relics of the mystic saint, a museum dedicated to her life, and a chapel marking the room where she came into the world in 1515.