Surdas vs Teresa of Ávila
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Compare the life timelines of Surdas (1478–1583) and Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 67 years, from 1515 to 1582.
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Surdas (1478–1583)
- — Blind from birth according to tradition
- — Born near Delhi or Agra
- — Became a disciple of Vallabha Acharya
- — Appointed singer at the Shrinathji shrine at Govardhan
- — Composed the Sur Sagar Verified
- — Counted among the Ashtachhap poets Verified
- — Legendary meeting with Emperor Akbar
- — Died at Parasauli near Govardhan
Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582)
- — Born in Gotarrendura, Ávila province, Castile Verified
- — Sent to be educated by Augustinian nuns in Ávila Verified
- — Entered the Carmelite Monastery of the Incarnation in Ávila Verified
- — Experienced a decisive religious conversion before an image of the wounded Christ Verified
- — Founded the Convent of St. Joseph in Ávila, first house of the Carmelite reform Verified
- — Completed her spiritual autobiography, The Life of Teresa of Jesus Verified
- — Began collaboration with John of the Cross to extend the reform to Carmelite friars Verified
- — Wrote The Interior Castle, her masterpiece of mystical theology Verified
- — Died in Alba de Tormes, Spain Verified