María López de Rivas Martínez [SEP] religious order
María López de Rivas Martínez
Blessed María López de Rivas Martínez (18 August 1560 – 13 September 1640) was a Spanish Roman Catholic nun who was a professed member of the Discalced Carmelites. She adopted the name of María of Jesus when she became a nun.
She was beatified on 14 November 1976 and her cause for sainthood continues. A miracle needed for that is now under investigation.
Life.
María López de Rivas Martinez was born in Spain on 18 August 1560 into a life of wealth. Her
Mary of Jesus
Mary of Jesus may refer to:
- Mary (mother of Jesus), Mary of Nazareth, the mother of Jesus
- Saint Marie-Eugénie de Jésus (1817–1898), founder of the congregation of the Religious of the Assumption
- Venerable Mary of Jesus of Ágreda (1602 –1665), Franciscan abbess and spiritual writer
- Blessed María López de Rivas Martínez (1560 – 1640), known as Mary of Jesus, Carmelite nun
- Blessed Émilie d'Oultremont (1818–1878),