![]() ![]() In the Catholic tradition, she is one of our most powerful and beloved examples of Christian witness. Therese and at least some details of her life. There is hardly a Western Catholic alive who does not know the name of St. In 1997, Pope John Paul II named her the third female Doctor of the Church. In 1925, she was canonized a Catholic saint. The remaining four Martin sisters (who were also Carmelite nuns and therefore Therese’s natural and religious sisters) submitted Therese’s writings to the convent chaplain so that the process of her canonization could begin. After a painful battle against tuberculosis, Therese followed four of her siblings and both of her parents into the eternal arms of Jesus. The “Little Flower,” (a name she called herself which became emblematic of her relationship with the great gardener, God) was the ninth child born to Louis and Zelie Martin. Therese of the Child Jesus, quitted her 24-year-old body and entered into eternity. On September 30, 1897, Therese Martin, Sr. ![]() “My God! I love you!” – Last words of St. ![]()
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