Family
What were the names of her parents?
St. Louis and St. Zelie Martin
What country is she from?
France.
How old was she when she entered Carmel?
15 years old.
What is the name of Therese's shortcut into Heaven?
The Little way.
What was the nickname that her father would call her?
"My little queen."
How many daughters and sons were there in total (including her)?
9
What age was Therese when her mother died?
4 years old.
True or False. She wrote 'Story of a soul' in two days.
False.
Who did she write Manuscript B for?
How old was she when she died and what did she die of?
She was 24 and died of tuberculosis.
What did Therese's mother die from?
Breast cancer.
What day was she born?
January 2, 1897.
What was Therese afraid of when cleaning the Chapel?
Why is she referred to as "The Little Flower"?
She calls herself that in her writings.
What was the name of Therese's childhood dog?
Tom
Where did her parents first meet?
On a bridge.
What was her deepest wound?
Which Pope did she go see to ask him to let her enter Carmel?
Pope Leo XIII.
What Pope declared her Doctor of the Church?
Pope Saint John Paul II.
Which woman saint did she admire?
St. Joan of Arc.
What is the name of Therese's sister that is in process of canonization?
Leonie.
What was Therese's full birth name?
Marie- Francoise Therese Martin.
What name did Therese adopt when she made her religious profession?
Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face.
What year was she canonized?
1925.
Name one of the two Bible verses that inspired her "Little way."
Proverbs 9,4: “Whoever is a little one, let him come to Me.”
Isaiah 66, 12-13: “As a mother comforts you, so will I comfort you. You shall be carried at the breasts, and upon the knees I shall caress you.”