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Saint
Therese of Lisieux
OCD
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Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, 15 April 1895
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| Born |
Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin
2 January 1873
Alençon, Orne, France |
| Died |
30 September 1897 (aged 24)
Lisieux, Calvados, France |
| Venerated in |
Catholic Church |
| Beatified |
29 April 1923 by Pope Pius XI |
| Canonized |
17 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI |
| Major shrine |
Basilica of St. Thérèse, Lisieux, France |
| Feast |
- 1 October (Roman Calendar)
- 3 October (Pre-1969 Roman Calendar, Melkite Calendar)
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| Attributes |
Discalced Carmelite habit, holding a crucifix covered with roses |
| Patronage |
Missions and missionaries, France, Russian Catholics, those suffering from terminal illness or tuberculosis, florists and gardeners, orphaned children, those who are homeless, aviators and Cerqueira César |
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