Saint
Saint María Carmen Rendiles Martínez
- Country / origin
- Venezuela
- Life
- 1903–1977
- Feast
- Feast in local or religious-order calendars
- Canonised
- 19 October 2025
Awaiting theological review
Who was this?
A Venezuelan religious and foundress of the Servants of Jesus. Born without her left arm, she lived her vocation with extraordinary perseverance.
Patron of
- consecrated life
- perseverance
- people with disabilities
- trust in God
When to ask for intercession
- a physical limitation or circumstance seems to block a vocation or mission
A short prayer
Saint Carmen Rendiles, help me not to define my life by my limits, but by the love and the mission God entrusts to me.
Written for Lumen as a simple personal prayer of intercession — not a liturgical text.
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