Lisieux
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The court ruling in the French city of Lisieux was not immediately available.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
Her voice is reminiscent of that of the accessible and practical 16th-century nun St. Teresa of Ávila, or the 19th-century St. Therese of Lisieux, whose teachings are still prevalent today.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2021
They share a special devotion to Mother Teresa’s namesake, Saint Thérèse of Lisieux of the Little Flower, a 19th-century French nun known for her simple spirituality.
From Time ● Aug. 29, 2016
Louis and Zelie Martin, who lived in France in the 19th Century, were the parents of the much venerated Saint Theresa of Lisieux.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2015
As we walk, we pass sculpted tributes of wood and copper to a priest from Auschwitz, and also St. Therese of Lisieux, who was known as “The Little Flower of Jesus.”
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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