RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Thérèse of Lisieux

1873 - 1897

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Therese of Lisieux (French: Thérèse de Lisieux [teʁɛz də lizjø]; born Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin; 2 January 1873 – 30 September 1897), in religion Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face (Thérèse de l'Enfant Jésus et de la Sainte Face), was a French Discalced Carmelite who is widely venerated in modern times. She is popularly known in English as the Little Flower of Jesus, or simply the Little Flower, and in French as la petite Thérèse ("little Therese"). Therese has been a highly influential model of sanctity for Catholics and for others because of the simplicity and practicality of her approach to the spiritual life. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thérèse of Lisieux has received more than 3,962,468 page views. Her biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). Thérèse of Lisieux is the 116th most popular religious figure (down from 114th in 2019), the 126th most popular biography from France (up from 131st in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Religious Figure.

Thérèse of lisieux is most famous for her autobiographical work, "The Story of a Soul," in which she recounts her life as a cloistered nun.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 75.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 68

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Thérèse of Lisieux ranks 116 out of 3,187. Before her are Pope Urban VIII, Arius, Methuselah, Ahmed Yassin, Agatha of Sicily, and Pope Pius II. After her are Esther, Pope Adrian II, Elisha, Saint Sebastian, John Bosco, and Clare of Assisi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, Thérèse of Lisieux ranks 2. Before her is Sergei Rachmaninoff. After her are Enrico Caruso, Johannes V. Jensen, Colette, Konstantin von Neurath, Jules Rimet, Alexis Carrel, Thomas Andrews, Luigi Lucheni, Henri Barbusse, and Alfred Jarry. Among people deceased in 1897, Thérèse of Lisieux ranks 2. Before her is Johannes Brahms. After her are Alphonse Daudet, Karl Weierstrass, Jacob Burckhardt, Edward Drinker Cope, Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī, Savitribai Phule, Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, Albert Marth, James Joseph Sylvester, and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge.

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In France

Among people born in France, Thérèse of Lisieux ranks 126 out of 6,770. Before her are Anatole France (1844), Jean Cocteau (1889), Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708), Guy de Maupassant (1850), Hugh Capet (940), and Charles VI of France (1368). After her are Louis XII of France (1462), Henri Poincaré (1854), Saint Sebastian (300), Joseph Fourier (1768), Catherine Deneuve (1943), and Paul Verlaine (1844).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Thérèse of Lisieux ranks 4. Before her are John Calvin (1509), Pope Urban II (1042), and Bernard of Clairvaux (1090). After her are Saint Sebastian (300), Pope Clement V (1264), Pope John XXII (1244), Pope Martin IV (1220), Pope Urban V (1310), Bernadette Soubirous (1844), Pope Clement VI (1291), and Saint Roch (1295).

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