the Carmel
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SAINT LÉON Mother, Marie LOUTREL

Also known as: Miss LOUTREL Marie

Born January 13, 1861 in Lisieux, died April 28, 1938 in Lisieux.

Nun of the Benedictine Abbey of Notre Dame du Pré in Lisieux, she was Thérèse's mistress at the Boarding School of the Benedictines. Very lively and spontaneous, she impressed her too sensitive pupil. She maintained a regular correspondence with Sister Geneviève (Céline Martin) and wrote "La Petite Thérèse à l'Abbaye" in 1930.

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