Like the earlier saints we looked at, St. Vincent de Paul and ... on and been inspired by “The Little Flower”, as she came to be known—from Mother Teresa to Henri Nouwen, James Martin ...

Anthropometric calculations determine that the probable height of St. Teresa was 156.8 centimeters (a little over 5 feet), and an examination of her bones suggests that she suffered from osteoporosis.

John Beevers in Saint Therese, the Little Flower: The Making of a Saint quoted Zelie’s prayer: “Lord since I am not worthy to be Your bride, I will marry. I beseech You, give me many children ...

For nearly 450 years, the body of St. Teresa of Avila has been encased inside her silver coffin. Her tomb has now been opened for the first time in 110 years, allowing scientists to analyze her ...

A tomb of a medieval Catholic saint was recently opened last month for research – and the condition of her body stunned those who found her. In an Aug. 28 press release translated from Spanish ...

Pilgrims flock to Alba de Tormes, Spain, to view the 440-year-old remains of Saint Teresa of Avila, displayed by the Catholic Church for the first time in 110 years.

Pope Francis prays before a relic of Saint Therese of Lisieux at the beginning ... of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, or “The Little Flower,” was a French Carmelite nun who died in 1897 ...

As reported in the New York Post, a group of Discalced Carmelites, a mendicant order of Catholicism, reopened the tomb of St. Teresa of Avila, a co-founder of their order who died in 1582 and was ...

Pope Francis has commended the “little greatness” of St. Thérèse ... “Its publication on the liturgical memorial of St. Teresa of Avila is a way of presenting St. Thérèse of the Child ...