List of places named after St. Thérèse of Lisieux
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The following is a list of places named after St. Thérèse of Lisieux.
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[edit] Canada
- The municipality of Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau, Quebec, is named in her honour.[1] There is a neighborhood in Québec city, Qc named after her. There is a community in northeastern Manitoba, named St. Theresa Point, Manitoba. Nearby, there is also a North American Native band named St. Theresa Point First Nation. They are situated on the southwest shore of Island Lake.[2]
- There is a Thérèse-Martin School in Joliette, Quebec.[3] In Ontario, there is a St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School in Richmond Hill, a St. Theresa's High School in Midland and a St. Theresa's School in Sault Ste Marie. There is a Little Flower Academy in Vancouver, B.C.
- The Society of the Little Flower and Shrine to St Thérèse is in Niagara Falls, Ont.
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[edit] India
- Mar Augustine Memorial Lisie Hospital, Ernakulam.
- St. Theresa's Convent Sr. Sec. School, Karnal (HR), India.
- St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic Church, Vellayambalam, Trivandrum, India.
- St. Therese of Infant Jesus Catholic Church, Kandanvilai, Kanyakumari Dt, India. World's first church built for St.Therese
- Little Flower Girls High School Vadakara, Koothattukulam, Kerala, India.
- Little Flower Church, Madappally, Changanasserry, Kottayam Dt, Kerala, India.
- St. Theresa Church, Crawford, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India. Built during 1934.
- Little Flower Girls Hr Sec School, Crawford. Managed by Sisters of St Annes, Trichy; Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India.
[edit] Ireland
[edit] United Kingdom
- Parish of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough, Ingleby Barwick, Stockton-on-Tees, England.
- St. Thérèse of Lisieux R.C. Primary School, Ingleby Barwick, Stockton-on-Tees, England.
- St. Thérèse R.C. Primary School, Heaton, England.
- Parish of the Sacred Heart and St. Teresa in Coleshill, Birmingham.
- St Theresa of Lisieux R.C. Church, Northiam, East Sussex
- St Theresa of the Child Jesus R.C. Church, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
- St Theresa of Lisieux R.C. Church, Southwick, West Sussex
[edit] United States
- On March 13, 1925, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus in Indianapolis, IN was established as the first church in the world named in honor of St. Therese.
- In May 1925, St. Therese of the Child Jesus in Philadelphia, PA was established and named in honor of St. Therese.
- In June 1925, St. Thérèse of Lisieux Catholic Church in Cresskill, NJ was established.
- In 1925, the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles founded St. Theresa School in Coral Gables, Florida.
- In 1925, the National Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak, Michigan, was built in honor of Thérèse of Lisieux.
- In 1926, The Church of Saint Teresa of the Infant Jesus was established in the Castleton Corners area of Staten Island, NY.
- In 1927, St. Thérèse de Lisieux Church and Parish was founded by Italian immigrants. It is the largest Catholic church in Uniontown, PA.
- In 1929, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower, located in San Antonio, Texas, was established.
- In 1930, Little Flower Elementary School was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. The school currently operates as one of the diocesan Jubillee Schools.
- In 1931, the parish of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus was established in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was later elevated to a co-cathedral.
- In 1939, Cardinal Dougherty built a high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in honor of St. Thérèse: Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls.
- In 1971, the parish of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus was established in Carlyss, Louisiana.
[edit] Sources
- ^ "Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/carto.asp?Speci=56439&Latitude=46,3&Longitude=-75,86667&Zoom=1700. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
- ^ St. Theresa Point First Nation
- ^ École Thérèse-Martin de Joliette
- ^ "Holy Family Parish, Belfast: chapels". http://www.holy-familyparish.com/global/liturgy.html.
St Therese of Lisieux Parish Mooresville, NC 28117
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Igreja de Santa Teresinha, Porto Alegre, Brazil