Saint's 6,000 visitors
MORE than 6,000 people attended Lancaster Cathedral this week to see the relics of one of the most popular modern saints.
The relics of St Thrse of Lisieux visited Roman Catholic Cathedral in
St Peter's Road as part of a national tour.
It was open for 43 hours for pilgrims and inquisitive visitors alike to venerate the relics of the saint, who is popularly known as the Little Flower.
Thrse was a Carmelite nun who lived in the small town of Lisieux, Normandy, in the late 19th Century.
She achieved no fame or popularity during her lifetime and died at the age of 24.
Exactly a year after her death her writings, which consist mainly of the story of her life, were published, and such was the demand that millions of copies were soon in print.
Her relics have travelled the world in recent years, visiting more than 40 countries.
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Saturday 04 February 2012
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