St. María Maravillas de Jesús

December 11

Saint María de las Maravillas Pidal Chico de Guzmán (4 November 1891 - 11 December 1974) - in religious María de las Maravillas of Jesus - was a Spanish Roman Catholic professed member from the Discalced Carmelites. The nun founded several houses for her order and even set one up in India after serving a brief exile with fellow religious due to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Maravillas became a saint in the Roman Catholic Church after Pope John Paul II canonized her in Madrid in 2003 during his apostolic visit.