Pilgrimages to Therese's France
"Pilgrimage visit to St. Therese and her family" This nine-minute film shows the Carmelite monastery before the 2007 renovations; Therese's family home; the home of her Guerin relatives; St. Pierre's Cathedral; the basilica; the graves of her parents before the exhumation of their bodies in 2008; and objects associated with St. Therese. Courtesy of Susan Ehlert.
This 50-minute film is a virtual pilgrimage to Therese's family home at Lisieux; see the Cathedral of St. Pierre where she worshipped and parts of the Carmelite Monastery."The chapel of the Lisieux Carmel after the 2007-2008 Renovations." Film with French captions.
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Links for pilgrims
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Therese's parents were married in this church in 1858
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Produced by the Tourism Department of Lisieux
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from www.catholic.net
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vintage photos of the Carmel, Therese's grave in the town cemetery, Les Buissonnets, and the Benedictine Abbey
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Pilgrim stories
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from the October 25, 2002 issue of Commonweal