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Zélie had thought about becoming a religious sister, but she became an expert lace maker and started her own company, doubtful she would ever marry. Then one day they passed each other on a bridge . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Martins married and welcomed nine children, five of whom lived to adulthood and became religious sisters. Their household was full of love, which extended, sometimes heroically, to many others outside their family, including the needy and the enemy soldiers quartered in their home during the Franco-Prussian War. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe secret to their unfailing love was their boundless faith in God. 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