ST THERESE OF LISIUEX

WHAT IS A SAINT

• The formal definition is a person acknowledged as holy or virtuous
• and typically regarded as being in heaven after death
• My own personal definition of a saint is someone who life has
• created an enormous impact on the church

FACTS

• Born- January 2, 1873
• Feast Day - October 1
• Died- September 30, 1897
• Canonized in 1925

LIFE

• She was the last of 9 children and
• her parents are Blessed Louis and Zélie
• Martin. Saint Therese and her three remaining
• sisters joined the Carmelite Order. In 1883 Therese was
• very ill and she said she was cured through the smile of Mary

WORKS

• She lived a large extent of her life in silence and continual
• prayer. Her works include religious prayers, poems and hundreds of
• letters.

LAST YEAR

• She became very ill in 1896 arms died a year
• later. Right before she died she realized that her
• mission was about to begin. She made a covanent
• with God that she was going to spend her life in heaven
• doing good on earth.

QUOTES

• “Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.”
• “When one loves, one does not calculate.”

SOURCES

• http://www.sttherese.com

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