Blessed Teresa Of The Child Jesus And Of Saint John Of The Cross

Blessed Teresa of the Child Jesus and of Saint John of the Cross, also known as Eusebia García y García, was born on 5 March 1909 in Mochales, Guadalajara, Spain. She was the second of eight children born to Juan and Eulalia García. As a young child, Teresa frequently visited her uncle Florentino, a priest, who later became a martyr during the Spanish Civil War.