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The Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse of Lisieux (French: Basilique Sainte-Thérèse de Lisieux) is a Catholic church and minor basilica dedicated to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. Located in Lisieux, France, the large basilica can accommodate 4,000 people and, with more than two million visitors a year, is the second largest pilgrimage site in France ...
Therese of Lisieux OCD (French: Thérèse de Lisieux [teʁɛz də lizjø]; born Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin; 2 January 1873 – 30 September 1897), in religion Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face (Thérèse de l'Enfant Jésus et de la Sainte Face), was a French Discalced Carmelite who is widely venerated in modern times.
Devotion to Sainte-Thérèse also known as St. Teresa of the Child Jesus who lived in the nearby Carmelite convent has made Lisieux France's second-most important site of pilgrimage, after the Pyrenean town of Lourdes. Sainte-Thérèse de Lisieux died in 1897, she was canonized in 1925 and named a doctor of the church by Pope John Paul II in 1997.
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On 3 June 1980, he made a pilgrimage to Lisieux in northern France, the home town of St. Therese of the Child Jesus of the Holy Face. [12] In 1997 he declared St. Therese the third woman Doctor of the Church. [13] His 1980 visit to France was the first by a pope since 1814 and his journey to West Germany in November 1980 was the first since ...
It contains the largest and most complete collection of Little Flower objects outside of Lisieux, France. [ 6 ] Highlights of the National Shrine Museum include several first-class relics of St. Therese, photographs of her, paintings of scenes from her life, a special Prayer Gazebo, and a full-sized exact replica of her convent cell which ...
However, the site of the modern city of Lisieux was already inhabited during the Gallic period, as evidenced by excavations conducted after the 1944 bombings. [ E 1 ] [ 2 ] The rampart of the oppidum , a fortified settlement, dates back to the La Tène period, a period of significant cultural and historical significance in the region.
Map of the Pays d’Auge, 1716. The Pays d'Auge (French pronunciation: [pei doʒ], literally Land of Auge) is an area in Normandy, straddling the départements of Calvados and Orne (plus a small part of the territory of Eure). The chief town is Lisieux.