Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Teresa of Jesus, Child

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The result was speedy delete. CSD G7 by page creator. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 18:36, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Teresa of Jesus, Child

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The only source cited for this article is a website in Italian that claims the Mercedarian Order observes the apparent subject’s feast day on 23 November, but a quick search for "23 November Catholic saints" shows that she is not on the saints’ calendar.

Furthermore, a Google search for a "St Teresa of Jesus" comes up with Teresa of Ávila, who was canonized in 1622 and exalted to patroness of Spain by the Cortes Generales in 1627 – exactly the same years claimed for the birth and death of this alleged saint "Teresa of Jesus, Child."

All of this points towards being a likely hoax, and a very long-lasting one at that (over 11 years). 00sClassicGamerFan (talk) 07:02, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Religion and Christianity. 00sClassicGamerFan (talk) 07:02, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, indeed a blatant hoax, created to cause confusion. Note that e.g. Sanlúcar de Barrameda, the supposed death place of this child, has a relic of the real Saint Teresa. Fram (talk) 07:53, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. And then you have Theresa of Lisieux Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 10:25, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy delete. Probably qualifies for immediate deletion via WP:SNOW. I had forgotten I created this. It was at a time when I was trying to write articles about saints or venerables who were children and this website said she was five. There are a lot of saints named Theresa, not all of them venerated in every country or included on every calendar of saints after Vatican II, if I remember my thought process at the time. I had written several others that were all in a category called Child Saints. Looking at this one again, I agree that it is completely problematic and should be deleted, probably immediately. Bookworm857158367 (talk) 13:21, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I am tagging for speedy deletion via G7. As you appear to be the only person who has added substantial content to the page, it appears to be eligible for {{db-authorreq}}. Alpha3031 (t • c) 14:30, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Agree to speedy delete. Get it gone as soon as possible. Bookworm857158367 (talk) 14:43, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy delete Endorse immediate action. ~ Pbritti (talk) 14:16, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I think this should go to the hoax museum instead. 00sClassicGamerFan (talk) 16:20, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Send to the hoax museum. It’s important that we document this just like the other 10+ year old hoaxes (e.g. William Henry Farrow). 00sClassicGamerFan (talk) 17:19, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.