page_title: Lisieux
section_title: Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse de Lisieux
hierarchical_section_title: Lisieux / Sights / Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse de Lisieux
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Basilique Sainte-Thérèse de Lisieux
context_page_description: Lisieux is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is the capital of the Pays d'Auge area, which is characterised by valleys and hedged farmland.
context_section_description: The Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse de Lisieux was constructed in honour of Sainte-Thérèse de Lisieux, who was beatified in 1923 and canonized in 1925. It was built for pilgrims who came in increasing numbers to venerate the new saint in the town where she had lived and died.
caption: Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse de Lisieux
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