Christian feast day: Thérèse of Lisieux

Thérèse of Lisieux

French Discalced Carmelite nun and saint (1873–1897)

Thérèse of Lisieux, in religion Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, was a French Discalced Carmelite who is widely venerated in modern times. She is popularly known in English as the Little Flower of Jesus, or simply the Little Flower, and in French as la petite…