![]() ![]() Thérèse had been a lively child but, after her mother’s death, became sensitive and withdrawn. Of their nine children, five girls survived past childhood, and each became a nun. Her parents, Louis Martin and Marie-Azelie Guerin (called Zelie), were devout Catholics who had both wanted to enter monastic life but were unable to do so. Thérèse of Lisieux came from a religious family. In 1997 she was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope John Paul II, at that time the youngest person and the third woman to be proclaimed a Doctor. In 1927 she was named co-patron of missions with Francis Xavier, and in 1944 as co-patron of France with Joan of Arc. ![]() She was beatified in 1923 by Pope Pius XI and canonized by the same pope in 1925. Nine years later, she died from tuberculosis. At age fifteen, she became a Carmelite nun in Lisieux in the Normandy region of France. Thérèse is also known for her simple and practical approach to the spiritual life. ![]() She is considered one of the most popular Catholic saints, well-regarded even shortly after her death, largely due to the impact of her autobiographical manuscripts. Thérèse of Lisieux is said to be the second largest pilgrimage site in France, after Lourdes. She is also known as “The Little Flower” or “The Little Flower of Jesus.” Her feast day is October 1 or 3, depending on which calendar is followed. ![]() Thérèse of Lisieux (1873–1897) is venerated today by the Roman Catholic Church as a saint and a Doctor of the Church. ![]()
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