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Therese, three years old


Therese, age 8. The arm on her right shoulder belongs to Celine.


Therese's first Communion, age 11


13 years old


Ready or not, Pope, here she comes! The bun was to make her look older than she was: 15

JAN 2 1873 - Marie-Francoise Therese Martin is born in Alecon, France.
JAN 4 1873 - Therese is baptized with her sister, Marie as her godmother.
AUG 28 1877 - Zelie Martin dies of breast cancer. Pauline becomes Therese's second Mother.
NOV 1877 - Martins move to Lisieux
OCT 3 1881 - Therese enters Benedictine Abbey School
OCT 2 1882 - Pauline enters Carmel
WINTER 1882- Therese falls ill.
MAY 13 1883 - Therese cured by Our Lady of the Smile
MAY 8 1884 - Therese's first Communion
OCT 15  1886 - Marie enters Carmel
DEC 25 1886 - Therese's Christmas Conversion.
MAY 29 1887 - Therese is given permission from Louis to enter Carmel
JUL 16 1887 - Leonie enters Visitation Convent
SEP 1 1887 - Pranzini's execution.
OCT 31 1887 - Therese visits Bishop of Bayeux for permission to Carmel
NOV 4 1887 - Therese, Celine and Louis visit Italy for Pope's permission
NOV 20 1887 - Therese asks Pope Leo XIII for permission
JAN 1 1888 - Therese is given permission by Bishop of Bayeux
APR 9 1888 - Therese enters Carmel
OCT 1888 - Louis becomes ill. Celine stays with him during his times of trial
FEB 20 1893 - Pauline becomes Prioress (Mother Agnes).
JAN 21 1894 - Joan of Arc play
JUL 29 1894 - Louis dies.
SEP 14 1894 - Celine enters Carmel
DEC 1894 - Mother Agnes has Therese write out her memories (Story of a Soul).
APR 2 1896 - Therese falls ill with tuberculosis
SEP 30 1897 - Therese is called and taken to Heaven at 7:20pm
OCT 4 1897 - Therese is buried
MAY 26 1908 - First Miracle of Therese
MAY 17 1925 - Therese is canonized
OCT 19 1997 - Therese is Doctor of the Church
OCT 1 2003 - THERESE released