Louis and Zélie Martin,who brought up Saint Thérèse of Lisieux in 1870s, are the first married couple with children to become saints The parents of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux – dubbed “The itsy-bitsy Flower” – have been raised to sainthood too, or in a traipse Pope Francis hopes will underscore the importance of the family.[br]Louis and Zélie Martin were the picture of charitableness: they helped the sick and dying,gave alms to beggars, ensured hospital care for the very ill and took in a child whose family could not look after him.
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Source: theguardian.com