The Carmelite convent was founded in 1838. Therese Martin, who would become Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face, entered Carmel in 1888 at the age of 15. In 1923, her remains were transferred from the cemetery to this chapel. A marble figure represents Saint Therese in the attitude of her death, wearing the habit of the Order of Carmel. Above the shrine is the statue of the Virgin of the Smile at which Therese gazed during the last moments of her life.
Pilgrims are offered a spiritual tour, combining modern means and numerous authentic objects, to enable them to rediscover and explore the message of st Theresa.
