Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face (1873-1897) was a Discalced Carmelite nun of Lisieux who died at twenty-four. Her autobiography, Story of a Soul, taught the 'Little Way' of trust and confidence in God's merciful love. Pope Pius XI canonized her in 1925, Pope Pius XI named her co-patroness of the missions, and Pope John Paul II declared her a Doctor of the Church in 1997.

October 1

• missions
• florists
• France
• AIDS sufferers

Canonized

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