Saints Louis and Zélie Martin, the Parents of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux 
    
      
        
          Their World in Photos 
          
            
                The World of Saint Therese and Her Family 
            
            
          
            
                Part 1: St. Louis Martin before his marriage, 1823-1857 
            
            
          
            
                Part 2: St. Zelie Martin, nee Guerin,  before her marriage, 1831-1857 
            
            
          
            
                Part 3: Louis and Zelie's Meeting, Marriage, and Young Married Years: 1858-1870 
            
            
          
            
                Part 4: Louis and Zelie on rue Saint-Blaise, 1871-1877 
            
            
          
            
                Part 5: The Martins in Lisieux, 1877-1888 
            
            
          
            
                Part 6: In Carmel and Beyond, 1888-1897 
            
            
          
            
                Part 7: Storm of Glory: 1897 to the Present 
            
            
          
            
                The Martin Family Photo Gallery and Other Resources 
            
            
          
        
       
    
      
        
          The lives of Louis and Zelie Martin 
          
            
                The life of Saints Louis and Zelie Martin 
            
            
          
            
            
                Biographical Profile 
            
          
            
                The Parents of St. Therese - Fr. Geoghegan 
            
            
          
            
                Louis and Zelie's marriage medallion 
            
            
          
            
                Countryside around Lisieux 
            
            
          
            
                Why was St. Louis Martin born in Bordeaux? 
            
            
          
            
                Recovering St. Louis Martin's birth certificate 
            
            
          
            
                St. Louis Martin's baptism, St. Eulalie's Church, Bordeaux 
            
            
          
            
                St. Louis Martin's baptismal certificate 
            
            
          
            
                Statue and reliquary of St. Therese at St. Eulalie's Church, Bordeaux 
            
            
          
            
                Reliquary of Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin at St. Eulalie's Church, Bordeaux 
            
            
          
            
                Visiting St. Eulalie's Church in Bordeaux, where St. Louis Martin was baptized 
            
            
          
        
       
    
      
        
          Canonization 
          
            
                History of the Cause 
            
            
          
            
                Canonization Miracle 
            
            
          
            
                Canonization photos 
            
            
          
        
       
    
      
        
          Beatification 
          
            
                Status of the cause July 2008 
            
            
          
            
                150th wedding anniversary celebration 
            
            
          
            
                Cardinal's homily 150th wedding anniversary 
            
            
          
            
                Cardinal's Conference - 150th wedding anniversar 
            
            
          
            
                The Beatification Miracle 
            
            
          
            
                Beatification Ceremonies in France 
            
            
          
            
                Press Kit for the Beatification of Louis and Zelie 
            
            
          
            
                Beatification of Louis and Zelie Martin 
            
            
          
            
                The Events of Beatification Sunday, October 19, 2008 
            
            
          
            
                Beatification Medallions 
            
            
          
        
       
    
      
        
          
            Feast 
          
          
        
       
    
      
        
          
            Philadelphia 2015 
          
          
        
       
    
      
        
          Significance 
          
            
                Their significance today 
            
            
          
            
                Zelie and Louis Martin, by Father Antonio Sicari 
            
            
          
            
                "Louis and Zelie Martin" - letter from Clairval 
            
            
          
        
       
    
      
        
          
            Saints Louis and Zélie Martin Blog 
          
          
        
       
    
      
        
          Photo Gallery 
          
            
                Sites of the Martin family at Alencon 
            
            
          
            
                Louis Martin's Pavilion on the outskirts of Alencon 
            
            
          
            
                Louis Martin before his marriage 
            
            
          
            
                Zelie's lacemaking and souvenirs 
            
            
          
            
                The marriage of Louis and Zelie Martin 
            
            
          
            
                Louis and Zelie Martin's house and watch-shop at Rue Pont-Neuf 
            
            
          
            
                St. Pierre de Montsort, the parish church of Louis and Zelie Martin 1858-1871 
            
            
          
            
                Rue Saint-Blaise, Zelie's girlhood home and the Martin family's home 1871-1877 
            
            
          
            
                Notre-Dame Church, where the Martins were married and Therese was baptized 
            
            
          
            
                Milieu of Louis and Zelie Martin recreated in "Story of a Family," 2008 exhibit 
            
            
          
            
                Les Buissonnets, where Louis Martin lived from 1877 through 12 February 1889 
            
            
          
            
                Family of Isidore Guerin, Zelie Martin's brother 
            
            
          
            
                Cathedral of St. Pierre, where Louis Martin and St. Therese worshpped on Sundays 
            
            
          
            
                Those who knew the Martins at Lisieux 
            
            
          
            
                Members of the Martin family 
            
            
          
            
                Louis Martin at 7 rue Labbey, Lisieux, his home 1892-1894 
            
            
          
            
                7 Rue Labbey, Lisieux, Louis Martin's home; the Guerin house, Rue Paul-Banaston 
            
            
          
            
                Chateau La Musse, Evreux, where Louis Martin died in 1894 
            
            
          
            
                The death of Louis Martin, July 29, 1894 
            
            
          
            
                Lisieux during the week of Louis and Zelie Martin's beatification 
            
            
          
            
                The beatification ceremony for Louis and Zelie Martin, Lisieux, 10/19/2008 
            
            
          
            
                The reliquary of Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin 
            
            
          
            
                Pietro Schiliro, the child healed for their beatification 
            
            
          
            
                Dedication of a plaque at 7 rue Labbey, Lisieux 
            
            
          
        
       
    
      
        
          Martin Family Bookstore 
          
            
                Writings 
            
            
          
            
                St. Therese's family 
            
            
          
            
                How to Promote the Book "A Call to a Deeper Love" 
            
            
          
            
                Biographies 
            
            
          
            
                Testimony of eyewitnesses 
            
            
          
            
                Studies of St. Therese and her spirituality 
            
            
          
            
                Albums of Saint Therese 
            
            
          
            
                DVDs and Videos 
            
            
          
        
       
    
      
        
          
            Homilies and Conferences 
          
          
        
       
    
      
        
          
            Praying with Saints Louis and Zélie 
          
          
        
       
    
      
        
          
            Join the Family of Louis and Zelie 
          
          
        
       
    
      
        
          The miracle of the relics of Blessed Louis and Zelie at Sainte-Therese Church in Metz 
          
            
                The influence of the Martin family at the parish of Sainte-Therese in Metz 
            
            
          
            
                The little Therese and Metz: a long love story 
            
            
          
            
                Homily "The blesseds: Louis and Zélie Martin" 
            
            
          
            
                An interview with Father Jean-Claude Lange 
            
            
          
            
                The veneration of the relics of the Martin spouses 
            
            
          
            
                Evangelization by couples 
            
            
          
            
                Testimonials - when the relics came to our parish 
            
            
          
            
                Opening of the Louis and Zelie Martin Chapel 
            
            
          
            
                The dedication of the chapel of the Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin 
            
            
          
        
       
    
      
        
          Louis and Zelie En Español 
          
            
                Beatos Celia Guerin y Luis Martin: Compañeros en n 
            
            
          
        
       
    
      
        
          
          
            "Saint Therese of Lisieux: A Gateway" 
          
        
       
    
      
        
          
          
            "Leonie Martin: Disciple and Sister of Saint Therese of Lisieux" 
          
        
       
    
      
        
          
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