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Mercedes of Saint Teresa (Mercedes Reyes Sánchez)
Colombian Discalced Carmelite nun of the monastery of Garagoa
Servant of GodFull write-upColombia
Born
18 November 1930
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Died
19 May 2012
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Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
A Discalced Carmelite of the monastery of San José at Garagoa in Boyacá.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
Her cause was opened by the diocese of Garagoa on 21 December 2019.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Sources
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.