Hair shorn from St. Therese upon her entrance into Carmel. Carmelite Convent of Lisieux, France

Therese Martin in 1881, at age 8

Statue in the Basilica of Our Lady of Buenos Aires (Argentina) – Photo: Dario Lallorenzi

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