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María del Carmen Hernández Barrera
Spanish laywoman, co-initiator of the Neocatechumenal Way
Servant of GodFull write-upSpain
Born
24 November 1930
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Died
19 July 2016
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Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Carmen Hernández began the Neocatechumenal Way with Kiko Argüello among the poor of Madrid and spent decades preaching to young people.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
Santi e Beati records that the petition for her cause was presented to the archbishop of Madrid on 19 July 2021 and the diocesan phase opened on 4 December 2022.
The cause
María del Carmen Hernández Barrera is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of María del Carmen Hernández Barrera.
Sources
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