Saint Therese of Lisieux: A Gateway

A series of photos of Therese which have been retouched by her sister Celine are presented side by side with the authentic photos by the Web site of the Archives of the Carmel of Lisieux to allow viewers to see that these retouched photos "promulgated a largely false image of Therese." Please view the authentic and the retouched versions of 22 photos of St. Therese at the Web site of the Archives of the Carmel of Lisieux.

The retouched photos and other paintings of Therese by Celine were circulated from 1898 through 1961.  In 1961 (after Celine's death in 1959), the Carmel published the authentic photos of Therese in the two-volume Visage de Therese in French.  It appeared in English as The Photo Album of St. Therese of Lisieux (New York: P. J. Kenedy & Sons, 1961).  All 47 authentic, unretouched photos of Therese may now be viewed online at the Web site of the Archives of the Carmel of Lisieux. 

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