Come as a couple
In the footsteps of the first couple canonized together
Come and experience a spiritual journey as a couple at the sanctuary of Alençon in the footsteps of the holy spouses Martin, the first couple canonized together.
At their school, take a time to rejuvenate your couple where they met, then married and where they had their children. Between professional, social and family life, let yourself be touched by their spirituality and their life with the motto "God first served".
From engagement to preparation for marriage, to golden weddings and other wedding anniversaries, the sanctuary of Alençon is the place par excellence to come and confide in a couple. It is also a place of listening, welcoming and support for any couple in difficulty. Finally, for any separated or widowed person, it is also the place to be reborn at another stage, or to live in fidelity to their sacrament.
Several proposals
Visit of the Martin House
50 rue Saint-Blaise 61000 Alencon
- November to March: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 14 p.m. to 17 p.m.
- April to October: 9 a.m. to 30 p.m. and 12 p.m. to 14 p.m.
- The house is closed on Mondays (except from June to September), Sunday morning and the month of January.
Office hours
Sainte-Thérèse chapel, 50 rue Saint-Blaise 61000 Alençon
- Mass: Tuesday to Saturday at 12 p.m. (as well as Monday from June to September and only Saturday in January)
- Rosary: Tuesday to Friday at 9 a.m. and Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
- Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: every Thursday at 18:30 p.m. + animated adoration every 3rd Thursday of the month
- Vigil of compassion and intercession for pilgrims: 1st Friday of the month from 20:30 p.m. to 21:30 p.m.
- Worship group: 3rd Tuesday of the month at 20 p.m.
Wedding anniversary
In any season, as a couple or in the presence of your family and friends, celebrating your wedding anniversary in Alençon in the places where a couple of saints lived: Louis and Zélie Martin, is perhaps the most beautiful gift that you can give to your couple.
Beyond the highly symbolic aspect, the sanctuary allows you to come and meet Louis and Zélie in a process of prayer and intercession, while offering you a program that combines spirituality, discovery of places, teachings, and festive reunions. Your wedding anniversary like a new Cana!
The Family of Louis and Zélie
Join the spiritual family of Louis and Zélie, the spiritual union of all the friends of Louis and Zélie Martin: of all those who recognize in them an example of Christian life.
Thus you enter the family of the Martin spouses, becoming their spiritual children and responding to the desire of Saint Zélie: “I wanted to have many children in order to raise them for Heaven. » They then guide you to Jesus, the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. This is why all the members consecrate themselves daily to the Holy Family.
Some events that may interest you
Engaged weekend
A retreat for couples preparing for marriage with Father Paul-Marie Cathelinais
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Valentine's Day Pilgrimage
Celebrate your couple under the gaze of God with Saints Louis and Zélie!
See moreIn the footsteps of the Martin family
Discover the places of family, professional and sacramental life of the Martins around the city of Alençon
Learn MoreTheir testimonies
Contact the sanctuary
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.
