Story of a Soul

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 30, 2023

In Category - *Non-fiction, Religion, Biography & Autobiography

Authors: Saint Therese of Lisieux In Year : 1898

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Story of a Soul

Dedication, Preface and Prologue
Chapter I - Earliest Memories
Chapter II - A Catholic Household
Chapter III - Pauline Enters the Carmel
Chapter IV - First Communion and Confirmation
Chapter V - Vocation of Therese
Chapter VI - A Pilgrimage to Rome
Chapter VII - The Little Flower Enters the Carmel
Chapter VIII - Profession of Soeur Therese
Chapter IX - The Night of the Soul
Chapter X - The New Commandment
Chapter XI - A Canticle of Love
Epilogue

Marie Francoise Therese Martin, affectionately known as 'The Little Flower', was born on January 2, 1873, in Alencon, France to Louis Martin and Zelie Guerin. She was the youngest and one of five surviving sisters of the nine Martin children. When Therese was 3, her mother died. Louis Martin moved his family to Lisieux to be closer to his late wife's brother and his family. It was there that Therese's sister, Pauline, entered the Carmel at Lisieux on October 2, 1882. Therese at that time also heard the Divine Call to religious life. Therese entered the Carmel on April 9, 1888, after much oppostion to her entering at the age of 15. It was there that she wrote L'Histoire d'une Ame (The Story of a Soul) through obedience. Eventually, Therese's other sisters entered the religious life, one at the Carmel of Lisieux and the other became a Poor Clare at the Visitation Convent at Caen. Therese died on September 30, 1897, at the Carmel of Lisieux of tuberculosis. She was beatified on April 29, 1923 and canonized on May 17, 1925. (Summary written by Ann Boulais.)