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Harrison, Kathryn. Saint Therese of Lisieux.(Book Review)(Brief Article)

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Oct. 2003. 240p. Viking/Lipper, $19.95 (0-670-03148-8). 282.

The latest entry in the excellent Penguin Life series is a reexamination of the life of Saint Therese of Lisieux. Canonized in 1925, only 28 years after her death in 1897 at the age of 24, Therese is one of only three women recognized by the Vatican as a Doctor of the Church. Though her life was brief, her influence was far-reaching, owing to her best-selling autobiographical legacy, Story of a Soul. Published after her death, this popular account of her ...

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