the Carmel

Holy Face Infirmary

infirmary-bed

Infirmary where Thérèse entered life. The background painting, Jesus comforted by an angel during his agony, was there in Thérèse's time. It was a colored canvas pasted on the wall. The curtains and the top of the curtains (named "sky") were dark brown. The window overlooks the garden.

infirmary-agony

The agony painting in detail - the original was in color. He often comforted Thérèse.

infirmary-early-20th

Photo of a sick Carmelite taken in the same room, shortly after Thérèse's death. Thérèse's bed was often placed in this way, facing the window. Behind the open window, we can make out the door to the nurse's cell.

infirmary-steface

What we saw when leaving the infirmary under the cloister:

Another view of the painting of the Holy Face