Late in the afternoon of October the 14th, 2023, the vigil of the Solemnity of St. Teresa of Jesus, the Teresian Jubilee Year in the Diocese of Avila came to an end, and the Holy Door was closed. In this way, a year and a half of jubilee came to an end, since the fourth centenary of the canonization of St. Teresa coincided with the jubilee year granted to the diocese of Ávila every time the feast of its Patroness falls on a Sunday, as was the case in 2023.
This liturgical act was presided over by the Bishop of Ávila, Mgr. Jesús Rico, assisted by the Superior of the Iberian Province, Father Francisco Sánchez Oreja, from the Carmelite community of the birthplace of St. Teresa, as well as the Bishop Emeritus of Salamanca, Mgr. Carlos López.
The Holy Door of the Teresian Jubilee is located at the entrance to the church of the Carmelite monastery of Avila, built on the birthplace of St. Teresa of Jesus.
After the closing of the Holy Door, solemn vespers of St. Teresa were sung. This was followed by a procession of the statue of Saint Teresa from the basilica to the Avila cathedral.
