ST.THERESA OF LISIEUX

INFO

• Born:January 2,1873 (Aleçon,France)
• Died:September 30,1897 (Lisieux,France)
• Feast day: October 1

HER CONVERSION

• She had a conversion when she was 14
• Christmas Day 1886
• At age 15 she moved to a convent
• Carmelite convent in Lisieux

LEGACY&BELIFS

• Struggled with tuberculosis while at the convent
• Died at age 24 in the convent (sept 30 1897)
• Her last words were "My God,I love You!"
• Had a strong connection with God while at the convent

LEGACY & BELIFS

• Her autobiography "story of a soul" described her love and passion of the Lord
• She described her life as a "little way of spiritual childhood"
• "Not great deeds,but great love" is what she believed mattered in life
• She was canonized by Pope Pius XI on May 17, 1925. Had she lived, she would have been only 52 years old when she was declared a Saint.
• her spirituality has influenced people all over the world.

LITTLE FLOWER

• She loved flowers and saw herself as "the little flower of Jesus"
• Giving glory to God by just being her beautiful self among the other flowers in the garden of God
• This analogy got her the title "little flower"
• declared "greatest Saint of modern times"in 1997

QUOTES

• "I will spend my heaven doing good on earth. I will let fall a shower of roses."
• "My mission - to make God loved - will begin after my death"

SOURCES

• http://www.sttherese.com
• http://www.littleflower.org/therese/

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