Therese of Lisieux OCD, religious name Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy 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.
Born: 2 January 1873, Alençon, France
Died: 30 September 1897 (age 24 years), Lisieux, France
Place of burial: Carmel de Lisieux, Lisieux, France
Siblings: Sister Geneviève of the Holy Face, Léonie Martin, MORE
Parents: Marie-Azélie Guérin Martin, Louis Martin
Canonized: 17 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI
Feast: 1 October (Roman Calendar); 3 October (Pre-1969 Roman Calendar, Melkite Calendar)
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