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Thérèse of Lisieux OCD; born Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin; 2 January 1873 – 30 September 1897), also known as Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, was a French Catholic Discalced Carmelite nun who is widely venerated in modern times.

St. Therese of Lisieux, better known as St. Therese of the child Jesus was born Marie Francoise Therese Martin. She felt an early call .......

At the young age of fifteen, Therese entered the Carmelite cloister in Lisieux, France. She became .......

Louis Martin (22 August 1823 – 29 July 1894) and Azélie-Marie ("Zélie") Guérin Martin (23 December 1831 – 28 August 1877) were a French Roman Catholic couple and the parents of five nuns, including Thérèse of Lisieux.......

Thérèse of Lisieux: Thèrése became a saint because of the way she responded wholeheartedly to God's love and the grace of the Holy Spirit within her. .......

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