Venezuela Caracas (AP) – Venezuela will receive the first female saint after Pope Francis’ approval.
On Monday, he paved the way for the blessed María Carmen Carmen archive by authorizing a miracle that acknowledged her to her.
Her entrustment date has not been determined.
Who is Carmen Rendiles?
She was born on August 11, 1903 in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, and died there on May 9, 1977.
From a young age, Rendiles helped her mother support the family after her father’s death and worked in the local parish.
She joined a French congregation in Venezuela in 1927 and became a newbie at the age of 24. In 1961, she established an autonomous congregation with the support of the local Catholic hierarchy.
The Venezuelan Catholic Bishops Conference said in a press release on Monday that she struggled with losing her arm, but that her physical lack “has not stopped her from developing a model Christian life.”
The Catholic leader in Venezuela demanded her to be obligated in 1995. She was beaten in 2018.
What is the miracle attributable to Rendiles?
According to the Vatican, she miraculously cured a young woman diagnosed with a hydrocephalus, a condition in which cerebrospinal fluid accumulates inside her brain.
Her condition worsened until the mass was celebrated before the grave of Rendiles. The loved ones pray for her recovery. The sick woman’s health improved after touching the portrait of Ledles.
“The rehabilitation of this young woman is complete, stable and lasting, and this incident is considered out of reach,” the Holy See said in a written statement.
Another Venezuelan saint
Earlier this year, Pope Francis approved the blessed José Gregorio Hernández (born October 26, 1864), known as the “Poor Doctor”, the first Venezuelan layman to be defeated.
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