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Thérèse of Lisieux

1873–1897 · Christian

Thérèse of Lisieux

I will spend my heaven doing good upon earth.

Young French Carmelite who died at 24 and left behind a small autobiography that became one of the most read spiritual books of the modern era. Doctor of the Church. Teacher of the "little way" — holiness in the smallest hidden acts of love.

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What is the smallest act of love available to you today?