Leonie Martin: A Difficult Life Baudouin-Croix MariePaperback
Leonie Martin: A Difficult Life Baudouin-Croix MariePaperback A sister of Saint Therese of Lisieux, Leonie Martin (1863-1941) was one of the five daughters of Zelie and Louis Martin, who were…
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Leonie Martin: A Difficult Life Baudouin-Croix MariePaperback
A sister of Saint Therese of Lisieux, Leonie Martin (1863-1941) was one of the five daughters of Zelie and Louis Martin, who were canonized by Pope Francis. In letters to her daughters, sister, brother, and sister-in-law, Zelie confided the challenges she faced in raising Leonie. She was the least gifted of the five Martin sisters, an emotionally disturbed child who suffered much and caused much anguish in her family.Marie Baudouin-Croix has carefully researched Leonie's life, including her mother's voluminous correspondence about her family life.
As a Visitation nun she succeeded in conquering a difficult Yet Leonie was the first one in the Martin family to understand and to follow Therese's Little Way.After three valiant but unsuccessful attempts to enter consecrated religious life, Leonie was finally accepted by the Visitation Order in Caen.