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Lisieux (lēzyö`), town (1990 pop. 24,056), Calvados dept., N France. It is one of the oldest towns in Normandy. Its modern importance dates from the canonization (1925) of St. Theresa, whose shrine there attracts many pilgrims. Lisieux has some small industries. Two thirds of the town was destroyed in World War II, but several beautiful old churches remain. Lisieux a town in NW France: Roman Catholic pilgrimage centre, for its shrine of St Th?r?se, who lived there. Pop.: 23 166 (1999) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Therese of Lisieux with "heroes" such as Terry Fox, Martin Luther King and Lucy Maude Montgomery. 1), accessed at La Bibliotheque Electronique de Lisieux <http://ourworld. For instance, the view of the west front of the former cathedral at Lisieux, reproduced on page 192, contradicts a gloomy prediction Ruskin made in The Seven Lamps of Architecture. |
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