St. Therese de Lisieux

St. Thérèse of Lisieux (1873–1897), author of The Story of a Soul, was a French Carmelite nun whose simple yet profound spirituality left a lasting mark on Christian thought. Born Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin in Alençon, France, she was the youngest of nine children in a deeply religious family. Her mother died when she was four, and the loss profoundly shaped her emotional and spiritual life. At age 15, after appe...