Teresa of the Andes, born Juana Fernández Solar, was a Chilean nun belonging to the Order of Discalced Nuns of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel. Born in Santiago in 1900, she entered the novitiate in May 1919. Her religious life was brief, as she died from a fatal illness in Los Andes on April 12, 1920. She is recognized as the first saint from Chile, having been canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1993.