Therese

In the Christian tradition

Saint Therese of Lisieux ("The Little Flower") is the French Carmelite nun who died at age twenty-four after eight years in the cloister, whose Story of a Soul became one of the most widely-read Catholic devotional works of the twentieth century. Declared a Doctor of the Church in 1997. The Catholic calendar commemorates her on October 1.

Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897) is the French Carmelite nun whose spiritual autobiography Story of a Soul, published posthumously, became one of the principal devotional works of twentieth-century Catholic spirituality. Her "Little Way" of confidence in God's love and faithfulness in small things has shaped Catholic devotional practice across the world. Declared Doctor of the Church in 1997 by Pope John Paul II, the third woman to receive the title (after Teresa of Avila and Catherine of Siena, both declared in 1970). The Catholic calendar honors her on October 1. The name Therese has been in continuous Catholic use, particularly in French and French-influenced families.