Over the years, a number of prominent people have become devotees of St. Thérèse of Lisieux. These include: * Edith Piaf - French singer - " Shortly after her birth Edith developed a cataract. She was blind for almost three years. Her grandmother, Louise, took her to Lisieux. She saw. It was a real miracle for Edith. She always believed this. Since that time she had a real devotion to St Thérèse of the Child Jesus...she always had a small picture of the saint on her bedside table." (Simone Berteaut, Edith Piaf's sister). * Louise Brooks - American dancer and actress * Alain Mimoun - Olympics champion * Albino Luciani - Pope John Paul I - " Dear little Thérèse , I was seventeen when I read your autobiography. It struck me forcibly...Once you had chosen the path of complete ded