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Secondary sourceArtifact29 April 2023

Third Class Relic of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

Relic custodian ph · 29 April 2023

A modern photograph of a devotional relic display connected to Thérèse, including petals touched to a first-class relic.

A modern devotional relic associated with Thérèse, used in ongoing veneration of the saint.

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A framed display on a white table with a red background. On the left is a black-and-white holy card of a nun in a white veil and dark habit, labeled St Therese of Lisieux. Center: dried pink petals and two brownish leaves. Right: a painted statue of a nun holding roses.
Relic custodian ph, Third class relic of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, photograph, 2023.

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What it is

This 2023 photograph shows a framed devotional display including a holy card of Thérèse, dried flower petals and leaves described as a third-class relic, and a small statue of a nun holding roses.

Why it matters

Relics like this are objects touched to items believed to have direct contact with a saint, used in Catholic devotional practice. The display reflects how Thérèse, known for her association with roses and flowers in her own writings, continues to be venerated by believers long after her death.

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  • What is the difference between a first-class and a third-class relic, and why does that distinction matter to believers?
  • Why might rose petals specifically be used in devotion to Thérèse?
  • What does this object tell us about religious practice today, rather than about Thérèse's own lifetime?

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Front cover of a French book titled 'Sainte Thérèse de l'Enfant-Jésus' in ornate Art Nouveau style with floral borders, a star at top, an oval illustration of saints and an angel, a quotation, and Latin motto banners at the bottom.Book

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The Story of a Soul

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Act of Oblation to Merciful Love

Thérèse of Lisieux · 9 June 1895

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Portrait of Thérèse of Lisieux

15 April 1895

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Photograph of Thérèse as Joan of Arc

Céline Martin (Sister Geneviève) · 1895

Photograph of a book cover with a marbled brown and tan speckled paper binding and a beige cloth spine, with blue flecks. A small library credit in the lower right reads Source gallica.bnf.fr / Bibliothèque nationale de France. The cover appears worn at the edges.Book

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Histoire d'une âme, first edition (1898)

Thérèse of Lisieux, ed. Pauline Martin (Mother Agnes of Jesus) · 30 September 1898

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