Lisieux Attractions 
Lisieux (pop. 24,080), chief town of the Pays d'Auge and once the see of a bishop, lies some 30km/20mi south of the Seine estuary at the junction of the rivers Orbiquet and Touques. Most of the town was destroyed in 1944. The Cathedral of St- Pierre was begun about 1170 and completed in the 13th C., apart from the south tower, which dates from 1579. The most notable feature of the interior is the 15th C. Lady Chapel in the apse. The former Bishop's Palace now houses the local court and a collection of pictures.
Lisieux is also the town of Ste Thérèse. Born in Alençon in 1873, Thérèse Martin grew up in Lisieux and in 1888 became a nun in the Carmelite convent in the south of the town. She died in 1897 and was canonized in 1925. There are great pilgrimages to the Basilica of Ste-Thérèse (1954) and the chapel in the convent where her remains lie, and there are many places associated with the saint in the town.
Lisieux is also the town of Ste Thérèse. Born in Alençon in 1873, Thérèse Martin grew up in Lisieux and in 1888 became a nun in the Carmelite convent in the south of the town. She died in 1897 and was canonized in 1925. There are great pilgrimages to the Basilica of Ste-Thérèse (1954) and the chapel in the convent where her remains lie, and there are many places associated with the saint in the town.
