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Saint
Therese of Lisieux
OCD
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, 15 April 1895
Virgin and Doctor of the Church
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)
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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