RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Thérèse of Lisieux

1873 - 1897

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Thérèse of Lisieux (born Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin; 2 January 1873 – 30 September 1897), 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 Thérèse ("Little Therese"). Therese has been a highly influential model of sanctity for Catholics and for others because of the simplicity and practicality of her approach to the spiritual life. She is one of the most popular saints in the history of the church, although she was obscure during her lifetime. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thérèse of Lisieux is the 211th most popular religious figure (down from 116th in 2019), the 170th most popular biography from France (down from 126th in 2019) and the 15th most popular French Religious Figure.

Thérèse of lisieux is most famous for her autobiographical work, "The Story of a Soul," in which she recounts her life as a cloistered nun.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Thérèse of Lisieux ranks 211 out of 3,187. Before her are Pope Eugene III, Pope Martin IV, Philip Melanchthon, Margaret the Virgin, Pope Alexander I, and Pope John XIX. After her are Pope Pius I, Abdul Qadir Gilani, Pope Sixtus II, Saint Blaise, Pope John VIII, and Salome.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, Thérèse of Lisieux ranks 2. Before her is Sergei Rachmaninoff. After her are Thomas Andrews, Enrico Caruso, Johannes V. Jensen, Lee de Forest, Leon Czolgosz, Konstantin von Neurath, Colette, Jules Rimet, Hans von Euler-Chelpin, and Alexis Carrel. Among people deceased in 1897, Thérèse of Lisieux ranks 2. Before her is Johannes Brahms. After her are Alphonse Daudet, Karl Weierstrass, Jiroemon Kimura, Edward Drinker Cope, Jacob Burckhardt, Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī, Savitribai Phule, Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, Albert Marth, and Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

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In France

Among people born in France, Thérèse of Lisieux ranks 170 out of 6,770. Before her are Cyrano de Bergerac (1619), Godfrey of Bouillon (1060), Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684), Pope Martin IV (1220), François Viète (1540), and Margaret of Valois (1553). After her are Nicolas Sarkozy (1955), Henrietta Maria of France (1609), Bernadette Soubirous (1844), Louis Daguerre (1787), Saint Sebastian (300), and Catherine Deneuve (1943).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Thérèse of Lisieux ranks 15. Before her are Pope Benedict XII (1280), Pope Clement IV (1190), Bernard of Clairvaux (1090), Pope Callixtus II (1065), Pope Urban IV (1185), and Pope Martin IV (1220). After her are Bernadette Soubirous (1844), Saint Sebastian (300), Pope Innocent V (1225), Pope Urban VI (1318), Saint Roch (1295), and Francis de Sales (1567).

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