Disputatio:Teresia Magna

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Why Teresia? and why Magna? In her collected works as edited by Menendez Pidal (1963), she consistently signs herself Teresa de Jesus. These texts are all in Spanish, however, so maybe Latin sources contemporary with her life used Teresia. Will somebody add a Latin attestation for Teresa Magna? IacobusAmor 13:10, 9 Maii 2007 (UTC)

The basic Latin form for "Teresa", I believe, is Theresia (straightforwardly Latinized from Greek Θηρεσία, but orthography varies, and H's fall out all the time). As for the Magna I coludn't say. —Mucius Tever 01:50, 10 Maii 2007 (UTC)
To be fair, when I saw that "Teresia Magna" Teresa de Jesús I was very surprised--Xaverius 08:39, 10 Maii 2007 (UTC)
Me too. Except for popes and other political figures, saints aren't usually called "the great," are they? In English, I'd long since heard the name "Saint Theresa of Avila," and "Saint Theresa of Jesus," but never "Saint Theresa the Great." Not even the Evangelists are "the great." Saint Mark the Great? Saint Luke the Great? Doesn't seem likely! That's why I asked for an attestation of this Magna. IacobusAmor 12:44, 10 Maii 2007 (UTC)