Therese was, generally, a happy child but was not a model child. She was prone to throwing temper tantrums when she didn't get her way. She was also quite high-strung. Since she was the baby of the family, her parents and older sisters tended to spoil her a bit.
St. Therese of Lisieux
Therese died of pulmonary tuberculosis at age 24.
Therese was born and lived her life in France.
St. Therese of Lisieux, the Little Flower.
St. Therese of Liseaux is called the Saint of the Little Way.
The Little Flower
On July 29, 1894, Louis Martin, Therese's father, died.
There is no patron saint of occupational therapy.
No, she never married and had no children.
A rose or a basket of roses
Saint Therese of Lisieux - the Little Flower.
St. Therese loved flowers and saw herself as the "little flower of Jesus," who gave glory to God by just being her beautiful little self among all the other flowers in God's garden. Because of this beautiful analogy, the title "little flower" remained with St. Therese.