Pope John Paul II visits Lisieux, June 2, 1980
Early in his papacy John Paul II made a pastoral visit to Lisieux. He prayed in the infirmary where Therese died, spoke to contemplative nuns in the chapel of the Carmel, and celebrated Mass on the esplanade of the Basilica of St. Therese.
(© Yves Jeanmougin, http://www.yvesjeanmougin.com)
I thank M. Yves Jeanmougin for permission to reproduce his remarkable photographs of that day. For the friends of Therese, he kindly created a gallery of his photos of the Pope's visit to Lisieux. To visit it, please click here.
To see a video of the Pope celebrating Mass at Lisieux, please cut and paste this URL into your browser: http://www.infa.fr/archivespourtous/index.php?vue=notice&id_notice=CAB8000880301