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Thérèse of Lisieux
French Discalced Carmelite nun and saint (1873–1897) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Therese of Lisieux OCD (French: Thérèse de Lisieux [teʁɛz də lizjø]; born Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin; 2 January 1873 – 30 September 1897), religious name Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face (Thérèse de l'Enfant Jésus et de la Sainte Face), was a French Discalced Carmelite who is widely venerated in modern times. She is popularly known in English as the Little Flower of Jesus, or simply the Little Flower, and in French as la petite Thérèse ("little Therese").[2][3]
Therese of Lisieux | |
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![]() Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, c. 15 April 1894 | |
Virgin and Doctor of the Church | |
Born | Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin (1873-01-02)2 January 1873 Alençon,[1] Orne, France |
Died | 30 September 1897(1897-09-30) (aged 24) Lisieux, Calvados, France |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Beatified | 29 April 1923 by Pope Pius XI |
Canonized | 17 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI |
Major shrine | Basilica of St. Thérèse, Lisieux, France |
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Attributes | Discalced Carmelite habit, holding a crucifix covered with roses |
Patronage | Missions and missionaries, France, Russian Catholics, those suffering from terminal illness or tuberculosis, florists and gardeners, orphaned children, those who are homeless, and aviators |
Therese has been a highly influential model of sanctity for Catholics and for others because of the simplicity and practicality of her approach to the spiritual life. She is one of the most popular saints in the history of the church,[4][5] although she was obscure during her lifetime.[6] Pope Pius X called her "the greatest saint of modern times".[7][8]
Therese felt an early call to religious life and, after overcoming various obstacles, in 1888, at the early age of 15,[9] she became a nun and joined two of her elder sisters in the cloistered Carmelite community of Lisieux, Normandy (another sister, Céline, also later joined the order). After nine years as a Carmelite nun, having fulfilled various offices such as sacristan and assistant to the novice mistress, in her last eighteen months in Carmel she fell into a night of faith, in which she is said to have felt Jesus was absent and been tormented by doubts that God existed. Therese died at the age of 24 from tuberculosis.
Her feast day in the General Roman Calendar was 3 October from 1927 until it was moved in 1969 to 1 October.[10] She is well known throughout the world, with the Basilica of Lisieux being the second most popular place of pilgrimage in France after Lourdes.