Saint Térèse of Lisieux
Dates: January 2, 1873 - September 30, 1897; canonized May 17, 1925
Occupation: nun, religious writer
Known for: declared a Doctor of the Church
Also known as: St. Therese or St. Theresa, Little Flower, Little Flower of Jesus
Saint Térèse of Lisieux, a French Carmelite nun, was declared a Doctor of the Church in 1997, the third woman to be so honored in the Roman Catholic Church.
Her writings often centered around themes of suffering, and she often used images of flowers and gardens.
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Suggested Reading:
- Women Saints - Doctors of the Church: St. Teresa of Avila and St. Catherine of Siena, the other two Roman Catholic Doctors of the Church
- Women and the Catholic Church: more resources on women and Roman Catholicism.
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