Thursday, October 1 · Ordinary Time · Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, also known as Francoise-Marie Thérèse Martin, was born on January 2, 1873, in Alençon, Normandy, France. She was the youngest of five daughters born to Blessed Louis Martin and Blessed Marie-Azélie Guérin Martin, both devout Catholics.
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