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  1. Lisieux is a town of 20,000 people in Lower Normandy. Its basilica attracts many pilgrims each year because of its association with Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. Map. Directions.

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    For Catholics, Lisieux is synonymous with the young Thérèse Martin, a model of 19th-century piety. However, Lisieux has a much longer history, going back to Roman times. Then, with the establishment of the duchy of Normandy in medieval times, it became the seat of a bishop’s palace, with a cathedral. The bishop-counts of Lisieux were forceful figur...

    Tragically, a major part of the historic town was destroyed in World War II bombings. However, many of the places associated with the greatest figure of 19th-century Lisieux, Thérèse Martin, survived. Born in Alençon in the south of Normandy, Thérèse moved with her family to Lisieux when she was four. Following the example of her older sisters, she...

    Follow in the footsteps of Sainte-Thérèse. Born in Alençon on 2nd January 1873, Thérèse lived in Les Buissonnetswhen her mother died. This house – where she lived from the age of four to the age of 15 (the age at which she entered the convent) – holds the memories of Thérèse’s childhood. The Carmelite Chapel houses the Shrine of the Saint and the H...

    Château de Saint-Germain-de-Livet: just south of Lisieux, this chateau, known as the ‘wonder of the Pays d’Auge’, is now owned by the town of Lisieux. Situated at the bottom of a valley, it is a 16th-century architectural gem, with its coloured, patterned stones and green-varnished bricks. The interiors are embellished with 16th-century frescoes an...

  2. Lisieux is a sizable town situated in the Calvados department of Normandy, in the countryside south of Honfleur and Deauville. The town is best known as a very important pilgrimage centre (second only to Lourdes in France) for devotees of Sainte Thérèse.

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  3. Lisieux is a town of 20,000 people in Lower Normandy. Its basilica attracts many pilgrims each year because of its association with Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. Map. Directions.

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  5. Map of Lisieux. Lisieux may be known throughout the world today thanks to Sainte-Thérèse, but it has origins dating much further back. The capital of the Pays d’Auge is one of the oldest towns in Normandy. Take a leisurely stroll around the town centre where you will discover a rich civil and religious heritage.

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