About St. Therese of Lisieux
St. Thérèse of Lisieux, also known as “The Little Flower,” was a French Carmelite nun who lived a short but spiritually impactful life in the late 19th century. Born in 1873, she entered the Carmelite convent at the remarkably young age of 15, where she developed her famous “Little Way” – a spiritual path that focused on doing ordinary things with extraordinary love. Despite never leaving her convent and dying of tuberculosis at just 24 years old in 1897, her posthumously published autobiography “Story of a Soul” became a spiritual classic that resonated worldwide with its message of simple holiness and childlike trust in God. Her practical approach to spirituality and accessible way of achieving sanctity led to her being declared a Doctor of the Church in 1997, one of only four women to receive this rare honor.
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