Thousands flock to St Therésè relics

Pilgrimage: visiting nuns venerate the remains of St Thérèse of Lisieux inside Westminster Cathedral
Peter Dominiczak12 April 2012

Thousands of pilgrims queued for hours at Westminster Cathedral for the chance to see the relics of a 19th century French nun.

The relics of St Thérèse of Lisieux, a French Catholic Carmelite nun who died in 1897 and is known for her posthumous autobiography The Story Of A Soul, are at the cathedral until Thursday. More than 100,000 candles and 50,000 pink roses have been ordered with 2,000 pilgrims an hour expected to venerate the relics which are on a month-long tour.

Sister Norma Lynch, of the Sisters of Mercy in Highbury, said of her visit to the relics: "It has been a once in a lifetime experience."

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