María Maravillas Pidal y Chico de Guzmán (1891-1974), who took the name Maravillas of Jesus in religious life as a Carmelite, was born in Madrid on November 4, 1891 and died in the convent of La Aldehuela de Getafe on December 11, 1974. She was a Spanish Discalced Carmelite and founded several houses of her order and even set one up in India after serving a brief exile with other Carmelites due to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.
Pope John Paul II beatified Mother Maravillas on May 10, 1998 in Saint Peter’s Square. He canonized her in 2003 during his apostolic visit to Madrid. She is considered one of the greatest mystics of the twentieth century.
By © José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro, CC BY-SA 3.0
