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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), also known as Saint 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 3,670,799 page views. Her biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Thérèse of Lisieux is the 117th most popular religious figure (up from 161st in 2019), the 131st most popular biography from France (up from 185th in 2019) and the 6th 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.

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  • 75.87

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  • 64

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Thérèse of Lisieux ranks 117 out of 2,238. Before her are Pope Pius III, Pope Urban VIII, Salome, Pope Clement I, Pope Gregory XVI, and Simon the Zealot. After her are Hassan-i Sabbah, Zechariah, Sarah, Pope Gregory IX, Pope Gregory XV, and Anselm of Canterbury.

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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, Colette, Konstantin von Neurath, Alexis Carrel, Jules Rimet, Johannes V. Jensen, 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 Karl Weierstrass, Jacob Burckhardt, Alphonse Daudet, Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī, Savitribai Phule, Edward Drinker Cope, Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, James Joseph Sylvester, Albert Marth, and Jiroemon Kimura.

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In France

Among people born in France, Thérèse of Lisieux ranks 131 out of 6,011. Before her are Henri Poincaré (1854), Nicolas Poussin (1594), Luc Montagnier (1932), Charles VI of France (1368), François Villon (1431), and Roman Polanski (1933). After her are Godfrey of Bouillon (1060), Sully Prudhomme (1839), Paul Verlaine (1844), Louis XII of France (1462), Alexandre Dumas fils (1824), and Charles VIII of France (1470).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Thérèse of Lisieux ranks 6. Before her are John Calvin (1509), Pope Urban II (1042), Bernard of Clairvaux (1090), Pope Clement V (1264), and Saint Sebastian (300). After her are Bernadette Soubirous (1844), Pope Gregory XI (1370), Pope John XXII (1244), Pope Urban V (1310), Jacques de Molay (1243), and Pope Clement VI (1291).

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