Carmen Salles y Barangueras, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Spanish Saint, foundress of the Conceptionists Missionaries of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
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Place of Birth: Vic, Catalonia, Spain
About Carmen Salles y Barangueras
- Saint María del Carmen Sallés y Barangueras (9 April 1848 – 25 July 1911) - in religious Carmen of Jesus - was a Spanish Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Conceptionist Mission Sisters of Education.
- Salles is best known for being a strong advocate of both genders being equal and a staunch defender of the rights of women since she made this the focus of her life from the beginning of her entrance into the religious life.Her beatification was celebrated on 15 March 1998 and she was later proclaimed to be a saint on 21 October 2012 in Saint Peter's Square.
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