Theresa of Lisieux born Marie Francoise- Therese Martin is the Patron saint for Missionaries. She is widely venerated in modern times.
She is one of 4 sisters who became a Carmelite nun in the same convent.
She was only 14 when she experienced her conversion. She entered the order
at the unusual early age of 15.
Aged 22 she became assistant to the novice mistress. She considered volunteering for missionary work in Hanoi ( now Vietnam) but contracted tuberculosis and died, aged 24, after 18 months of ’ heroic suffering’.
She is now one of the most popular saints in the history of the church although she was obscure during her lifetime.
The Story of a Soul - her autobiography. written on orders of her prioress and edited by her eldest sister Marie, was an immediate and sensational success.
Her spiritual memoir explains her theology of the ’ Little Way.’
Theresa’s immense popularity and reputation for holiness resulted in her being quickly beatified (1923)and canonized(1925) by Pope Pius X1.
In 1997 Pope John Paul 11 declared her a Doctor. of the Church.
Sources
Wikipedia
Saints Over 150 Patron Saints for Today edited by Elizabeth Hallam
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