Saint Therese Of Lisiech Research Paper

St. Germaine was raised by her father, without her mother. There were lots of struggles in her life that she had to deal with besides the loss of her mother. She was very sick; her right hand was deformed so she couldn't use it. She had a disease known as "scrofula" which left a large ugly lump on her neck. This disease is not common anymore, but during this time in France it was common. People were very ignorant about diseases back then and they called scrofula "the King's Evil". People were not very nice to St.

Catherine of Siena was born in Italy in 1347 at a time when political and religious changes were affecting the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. Dedicating her life to the Holy Spirit from a very young age, Catherine pursued a life of purity and simplicity that served as a background to her great literary work, The Dialogue of the Divine Providence . Her work focuses on the importance of prayer and its transcendent power in human life.

Since going against her mothers wishes of her 23rd daughter, St Catherine was left alone after the demands of her father to do what she grew up believing in. St Catherine was given a room to pray and meditate by her parents and from there spent three years of her life

St. Bernadette was born on January 7, 1844, in Lourdes, France. She suffered from asthma at a young age. When she was fourteen years old, she went with her little sister and a friend to get fire wood. When they arrived, Bernadette saw a lady floating over a bush. Bernadette immediately knelt down and started praying the rosary.

Gertrude of Helfta was born January 6, 1256 in the Holy Roman Empire. Her feast day is November 16. Gertrude was 5 years old when she joined the monastery school of St. Mary. There she studied religion and later became a nun, devoting her life to meditation and prayer. This saint died at the age of 46 in 1302.

Saint Teresa of Avila was born on March 28th, 1515 in Avila, Spain. She is the patron saint of Spain. She is the third daughter of a large upper class family and she has twelve siblings. Her nationality is spanish. When she was only thirteen she was put in a convent school after her mother had died in 1521.

My saint’s name is Saint Catherine of Alexandria, she was a martyr, her feast day was on November 25th. Catherine was an 18 year old girl who loved to read and study. She was well liked for both her beauty and intelligence, so Emperor Maxentius so he decided that he would be able to put up with both of them. Saint Catherine was not okay with that and refused to marry him. Roman gods were sent to her to try to convince her to marry him but she always had an excuse not to, so eventually the gods started changing their mind about Maxentius. She was imprisoned, however over two-hundred people went to go see her, including Maxentius wife but Catherine would still not change her way of thinking, she was very stubborn and stood up for what she

Saint Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena,the first Colombian born saint, was canonized by Pope Francis in 2013 (“St. Laura of St. Catherine of Siena”). Having very little memory of her Dad, Laura Montoya y Upegui never had a strong father figure, however she never let this stop her from being who she wanted to be. Laura was an outstanding student, a true preacher of God’s work, and is remembered as a role model for all young girls.

St Clare of Assisi was born July 16, 1194 Assisi and died August 11, 1253 (aged 59) Assisi. St Clare is an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi. She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a monastic religious order for women in the Franciscan tradition, and wrote their Rule of Life, the first set of monastic guidelines known to have been written by a woman. Following her death, the order she founded was renamed in her honour as the Order of Saint Clare, commonly referred to today as the Poor Clare’s. Her feast day is on the 11th of August.

For my patron saint, I chose Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, also known as 'the Little Flower.' She lived from 1873 to 1897, so she died when she was 24. Her feastday is October first,

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini was born in Sant'Angelo Landigiano, Italy in 1850. She was born the youngest of the thirteen children by Agostino Cabrini and Stella Oldini, who were cherry tree farmers. Sadly, only four of the thirteen children survived. Born premature, small and weak, Cabrini grew up living in delicate health throughout her life. At the age of thirteen she went to school that was run by the Daughters of the Sacred Heart, and five years later graduated with a teaching certificate. She then applied for admission to the religious congregation of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart. But unfortunately, these sisters reluctantly told her she was too fragile for their way of living, so she went to Codogno, where she became a head mistress

Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska was born Helena Kowalska on August 25, 1905 in Głogowiec, Poland. Helena’s family was very religious, so she and her nine siblings grew up with an understanding of the Catholic faith, despite their immense poverty. It was apparent that she was deeply interested in Catholicism from a very young age. She first attended Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at the impressionable age of seven. From there, her love of prayer and devotion to the Lord only increased. She celebrated her first Holy Communion at age nine. Helena only had a three-year education. Right when she got out of school, she wanted to enter a convent. However, her parents refused to give her permission. Once she became old enough, Helena got a job as a housekeeper to support herself and her family. She never could have expected the coming wonders the Lord had in store for her.

Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (Lee•SH•oo) lived an adventurous life with only four sisters. Thérèse was born in 1873 in Alençon (Al•e•KO), France being the youngest among ten siblings, for six of them died when they were just babies. Her mother died when Thérèse was only four, so her sisters, Marie, Pauline, Celine, and Leonie all took care of her.

In “Religious Experiences”, Saint Teresa argued that her two experiences were valid because she was conscious of the lord’s presence. In this paper, I will be exploring the two religious experiences Saint Teresa encountered while analyzing the argument about the epistemic value the experiences could possibly have.

In the Middle Ages, a woman might have several reasons to be a nun. Some of them, for example, wanted to dedicate themselves to the God; or their families couldn’t afford a daughter and sent them to the convent; or they were not attractive enough to appeal a man and got marriage so they went to the convent. Although we don’t know the reason the prioress becoming the nun, she mustn’t have gone to the convent because of believing in god for she lacked a true religious calling. Besides, as for her background, there are many suggestions she was from a noble family. Last but not the least, the brooch the prioress wore had some words: “Amor vincit omnia” which means “love conquers all”. Nevertheless, her “amor” wasn’t to the god but to other