# Click here for a list of atelierLeda's medal necklaces ✼••┈┈┈••✼••┈┈••✼••┈┈┈••✼ St. Thérèse is one of the most beloved saints, revered by people all over the world as the second patron saint of France. This necklace is made with a medal depicting St. Thérèse of Lisieux, who was canonized an unusually short 28 years after her death, despite the quiet and humble life of the nun who was called at the age of 24. † Religious Name: St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus † Thérèse was born in the sixth year of the Meiji era in northwestern France. Her parents worked diligently, and the family was full of faith and love, raising Thérèse correctly without spoiling her. At the age of 15, Thérèse entered the Carmelite order, just like her sisters. Her life as a nun was only a little over nine years... a humble life of cleaning and preparing the dining hall, being in charge of the perfumery, and helping with the education of the novices. However, Thérèse showed that it is more important to live each day with what kind of heart than to do something. She did everything with a fervent love for God. Her mission was to help missionaries, especially priests, by loving God. Thérèse's purpose in entering the Carmelite order was to save sinners and pray for priests. Thérèse's wonderful secret of love was her absolute trust in God. Did she reach perfection in eight years after starting on this path...? Thérèse coughed up blood on Holy Thursday night. The painful illness of a year and a half drove Thérèse to the gates of death, but she endured with a strong heart, saying, "Since I am imperfect, I need God's mercy when I die. How wonderful it is." For two days, she writhed in the pain of her final illness, but on the evening of September 30th, her face, which had been emaciated by illness, regained its youthful vigor, and she closed her eyes, showing a brief moment of vitality, and breathed her last. 《Medal》 St. Thérèse of Lisieux (Thérèse) 25 x 15mm 《Cross》 Jesus Christ 10 x 12mm 《Size》 40cm + 5cm adjuster atelier †Leda†