The shrine
In Alençon, come and recharge your batteries as a family, alone or as a couple, with the holy spouses Louis and Zélie Martin, parents of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the first couple canonized together by the Church. Discover the source of their marital and family happiness: the love that unites them, their unshakeable faith in God, through the joys and trials of their daily life. Their life completely impregnated with the Gospel.
In the footsteps of the Martin family
Discover the places of family, professional and sacramental life of the Martins around the city of Alençon
Learn MoreThe Martin family
By discovering the life of Louis and Zélie Martin who lived in the XNUMXth century, we realize that their examples still speak to us today. Indeed, each of us will be able to find ourselves in this or that aspect of our lives.
The holiness of Louis and Zélie is a holiness that suits all times, all situations, and all living conditions.
Louis martin
The story of Louis Martin begins in Bordeaux in 1823. The son of a soldier, his early years were marked by mobility. Then the family moved to Alençon where Louis ...
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Zelie Martin
Zélie's story makes her a girl of the XNUMXth century, heiress of her time. Second child of Isidore Guérin and Louise-Jeanne Macé, Azélie-Marie Guérin (we never called her ...
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Therese Martin
Early childhood She was born on January 2, 1873 in Alençon and was baptized on January 4 in the Notre-Dame church. The Martin family often spend their holidays in Lisieux at ...
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Leonie Martin
While Louis and Zélie Martin were canonized in 2015, the process of beatification of their third daughter, Léonie, opens. Indeed, Monsignor Jean-Claude Boulanger, Bishop of Bayeux-Lisieux, has ...
See morePray from home
From your home, pray for your prayer intentions as well as those of pilgrims from all over the world and ask for graces through the intercession of Saints Louis and Zélie Martin and Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus.
In the footsteps of the Martin family
Support the shrine
The generosity of donors helps us carry out the projects of the shrine:
• Spread the message Saints Louis and Zélie Martin and Saint Thérèse
• To welcome a growing number of pilgrims
• Organize about ten events per year at the service of couples, families, people with diverse life realities, and to make them accessible even to the most modest incomes.
