Overview
The Story of a Soul (l'Histoire d'une me) is the autobiography of Th r se of Lisieux. It was first published on September 30, 1898, a year to the day after her death from tuberculosis at the age of 24, on September 30, 1897. The book was a single volume formed from three distinct manuscripts - manuscripts of different length, written at different times, addressed to different people, and differing from one another in character. The work of unifying these disparate manuscripts was carried out by Pauline, the sister of Th r se. It was initially published with a limited audience in mind, the Carmelite convents and certain religious personalities, and just 2000 copies of the 475 page book were printed. It quickly became a publishing phenomenon however and Sister Th r se of the Child Jesus was canonised in 1925. ------------------------------------------------------------ St. Dismas Catholic Classic editions are all new translations, filled with numerous vivid illustrations and are offered at very reasonable prices in order to make these books readily available to the faithful.
Full Product Details
Author: St Therese Of Lisieux ,
Damian C Andre
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 28.00cm
Weight: 0.572kg
ISBN: 9781499324037
ISBN 10: 1499324030
Pages: 242
Publication Date: 02 May 2014
Audience:
General/trade
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Author Information
Saint Th r se of Lisieux (January 2, 1873 - September 30, 1897), or Saint Th r se of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, O.C.D., was a French Discalced Carmelite nun. She is popularly known as The Little Flower of Jesus or simply, The Little Flower. Th r se has been a highly influential model of sanctity for Roman Catholics and for others because of the simplicity and practicality of her approach to the spiritual life. Together with St. Francis of Assisi, she is one of the most popular saints in the history of the church. Pope Pius X called her the greatest saint of modern times. Therese felt an early call to religious life, and overcoming various obstacles, in 1888 at the early age of 15, she became a nun and joined two of her elder sisters in the cloistered Carmelite community of Lisieux, Normandy. After nine years as a Carmelite religious, having fulfilled various offices such as sacristan and assistant to the novice mistress, and having spent her last eighteen months in Carmel in a night of faith, she died of tuberculosis at the age of 24.
