Saints Louis and Zélie Martin, the Parents of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
  • 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 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
  • History of the Cause Canonization Miracle Canonization photos
  • 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
  • Their significance today Zelie and Louis Martin, by Father Antonio Sicari "Louis and Zelie Martin" - letter from Clairval
  • Saints Louis and Zélie Martin Blog
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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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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"/
  • Search the Site/
  • E-mail me/
  • Legal Notices/
  • Privacy Policy/

Saints Louis and Zélie Martin, the Parents of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

the Parents of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

Death and funeral documents of St. Therese

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"/
  • Search the Site/
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Letter of Mother Agnes of Jesus at the death of St. Therese, September 30, 1897

Letter of Mother Agnes of Jesus at the death of St. Therese, September 30, 1897

During the last agony of St. Therese, her sister, Leonie Martin, and her aunt and uncle, Celine and Isidore Guerin, were praying in the chapel of the Carmel.  Immediately after Therese died, her sister Pauline had this note given to them.  She writes:

September 30, 1897

J.M.J.T.

Beloved Relatives and
Dear Leonie,

     Our Angel is in heaven.  She gave up her last sigh at seven, while pressing her Crucifix to her heart, saying "Oh!  I love You!" She had just raised her eyes to heaven, what was she seeing!!!

Your little daughter
who loves you more than ever
Sister Agnes of Jesus
r.c.i.

(translation from Letters of St. Therese of Lisieux, Volume II, tr. John Clarke, O.C.D.  Washington, D.C.: ICS Publications, 1988, p. 1186).

Obituary of Sister Therese of the Child Jesus of the Holy Face in "Le Normand"

Obituary of Sister Therese of the Child Jesus of the Holy Face in "Le Normand"

 

Death Notice

It was with a lively feeling of sadness that we learned last Thursday evening of the death at the Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Carmel of a young person who gave to a life of prayer and sacrifice the most beautiful years of her youth.  Mademoiselle Marie-Francoise-Therese Martin, renouncing the world at the age of fifteen years and consecrating herself to God, became Sister Therese of the Child Jesus.  She disappears after ten years of an angelic life in the shadow of the cloister, and we have the sweetest confidence that the death that came to fetch her in the flower of her youth, in putting an end to her long and cruel sufferings, has already placed on her head the immortal crown that was the object of her continual desires here below.

The funeral will be celebrated Monday morning in the chapel of the Carmel.

Le Normand offers to the family of Sister Therese of the Child Jesus, to the Mother Prioress and the other nuns of Carmel the homage of its respectful condolences.

Translation © 2010 by Maureen O'Riordan.  All rights reserved.

Invitation from the Carmelite nuns to the funeral of Sister Therese

Invitation from the Carmelite nuns to the funeral of Sister Therese

 

J. M. J. T.

You are very humbly asked by the Carmelite nuns to remember, in your most fervent prayers, the soul of their dear Sister Therese of the Child Jesus, who fell asleep in the Lord on September 30, 1897 at the age of 24 years, nine of which she spent in religion.

You are also invited to assist at the funeral Mass, which will take place in their chapel on Monday, October 4, at 9:00 a.m.

RESQUIESCAT IN PACE

 from our monastery of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of the Immaculate Conception

the Carmelites of Lisieux

 
Translation © 2010 by Maureen O'Riordan.  All rights reserved.

Invitation from the family of Sister Therese of the Child Jesus to her funeral

Invitation from the family of Sister Therese of the Child Jesus to her funeral

 

You are invited to assist at the service and burial of
Marie-Francoise-Therese Martin
in religion
Sister Therese of the Child Jesus
who fell piously asleep in the Lord
September 30, 1897
in her 25th year.

It will take place on Monday, October 4, at 9:00 a.m. precisely.
                                                                                               PRAY TO GOD FOR HER!

From:

Mademoiselle Leonie Martin; Monsieur and Madame Isidore Guerin; Monsieur le Docteur La Neele and Madame La Neele; Mademoiselle Alphonsine Mace; Mademoiselle Marie Mace, in religion Sister Marguerite-Marie, Superior General of the Augustine Sisters of the Immaculate Conception at Paris; Monsieur et Madame Alphonse Mace; and the family.

Her sister, uncle, aunt, and cousins

Lisieux, September 30, 1897

 Translation © 2010 by Maureen O'Riordan.  All rights reserved.

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Obituary of Sister Therese of the Child Jesus of the Holy Face in "Le Normand"
Invitation from the Carmelite nuns to the funeral of Sister Therese
Invitation from the family of Sister Therese of the Child Jesus to her funeral
  • 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"/
  • Search the Site/
  • E-mail me/
  • Legal Notices/
  • Privacy Policy/

Saints Louis and Zélie Martin, the Parents of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

The lives of Saints Louis and Zelie Martin, the parents of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux; their spirituality; the life of their family; their beatification in 2008 and canonization in 2015; what we can learn from them today. Articles, homilies, conferences, photo galleries. A unique photo show to celebrate the visit of their relics to Ireland in 2018.

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