St. Therese – Exclusive Restoration! – Vivid Photo – 2 Sizes – "The Little Queen" – St. Therese of Lisieux – Saint Theresa

Thérèse is 13 in this picture, during the time that her Papa often referred to her as "My Little Queen." The photo was taken February 1886, towards the end of a very difficult time for our little friend. With her "second mother," Pauline, several years gone in the convent, now her oldest sister, Marie, had entered the same Carmelite monastery. Thérèse had been deeply troubled since her mother had died, but it got worse when her other sisters left home. In 1886, only she and Celine were left with their aging Papa. She cried an awful lot that year and had great fits of anxiety.

But then on Christmas Eve that year she had a "little miracle." Her grief, crying and anxiety that had plagued for so many years, disappeared that night! She said later, "In an instant Jesus, content with my good will, accomplished the work I had not been able to do in ten years." She learned in a moment the joy, as she said, of "the need to forget myself to make others happy."

We have restored this photo to make your relationship with our little Queen more personal. We hope you enjoy this image. May it draw you nearer to our Saint and thus to Jesus! (source: www.archives-carmel-lisieux.fr)

** IMPORTANT ** IMAGE IS SMALLER THAN THE PAPER!!
There is a white border around the image. About 0.5" for 5x7, 1.3" for 8.5x11", 1.6" for 11x17", and 1.75" for 13x17", so the image is smaller than the paper!!!

- Acid-free fine art paper.
- Archival pigments, rated to last for generations.
- Cardboard backer
- Above story of the art
- Enclosed in a tight-fitting, crystal clear bag.

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Thanks!