1. The canonical norms concerning the procedure to be followed in the Causes of Saints are stated in the Apostolic Constitution Divinus Perfectionis Magister promulgated by John Paul II on 25 January 1983 (AAS LXXV, 1983, 349-355).

2. To initiate a Cause it is necessary that at least five years pass after the death of the candidate. This is to allow for greater balance and objectivity in the evaluation of the case and to allow the emotions of the moment to decant. There must be a clear conviction among people about his/her sanctity (fama sanctitas) and about the efficacy of his/her intercession with the Lord (fama signorum).

Maria Teresa de Jesus Anastasia Cayetana was born in Guatemala City on April 15, 1784, into the bosom of a wealthy family.

She distributed all her possessions to follow Jesus in the consecrated life of the Discalced Carmelites. In the Order of Saint Teresa she received the name of María Teresa of the Most Holy Trinity. She made her religious profession of the vows of chastity, poverty and obedience on November 24, 1808. 

Surrendered completely to God's love through an intense life of prayer, an unlimited dedication to charity towards her sisters and an absolute self-denial in everything, she lived the sublime experience of the Christian life that mystics call «spiritual marriage». Elected Prioress of her Community, she led her sisters in fidelity to the spirit of Saint Teresa.

Full of merits and virtues, she died a holy death in Guatemala City on November 29, 1841.

The Diocesan Inquiry into her «life, virtue and reputation for holiness» was opened on 30^th of April 2008 at the Archdiocese of Guatemala. On 19^th of January 2018, the decree of validity was granted.

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Chiusura dell'Inchiesta Suppletiva della Serva di Dio Maria Teresa della SS. Trinità

1. The canonical norms concerning the procedure to be followed in the Causes of Saints are stated in the Apostolic Constitution Divinus Perfectionis Magister promulgated by John Paul II on 25 January 1983 (AAS LXXV, 1983, 349-355).

2. To initiate a Cause it is necessary that at least five years pass after the death of the candidate. This is to allow for greater balance and objectivity in the evaluation of the case and to allow the emotions of the moment to decant. There must be a clear conviction among people about his/her sanctity (fama sanctitas) and about the efficacy of his/her intercession with the Lord (fama signorum).

Clare of Carmel was born in San Miguel, El Salvador, on October 12, 1857 to Carmen López and Daniel Quirós López. Her parents decided to consult the saints to choose the name of their daughter and discovered that the day was dedicated to Saint Clare of Assisi, so they did not hesitate to call her Clare of Carmel.

On October 31 of the same year, she received the sacrament of baptism in the church of Santo Domingo. When she was one year old, her parents separated and the girl was taken to Santa Tecla, a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador, where she lived until her death.

In 1872, at the age of 15 and at the request of her mother, Chiara married the Costa Rican Félix Alfredo Alvarado, with whom she had six children; but at the birth of the last child she was abandoned by her husband. As a teenager, Clare was involved in church affairs. Over the years, she carried out humanitarian works and made known to other women the importance of serving God, the Virgin and their neighbour.

Seeing her charitable virtues, Monsignor Antonio Adolfo Pérez y Aguilar, Archbishop of San Salvador, allowed her to use the premises of the Belén monastery (the current Belén school in Santa Tecla) to work with poor and abandoned girls, declaring her, after she had set out on the path of a religious, as mother superior Clare Mary of Jesus.

On October 14, 1916, she founded the Third Order of the Discalced Teresan Carmelites of Saint Joseph. At the suggestion of Fr. Luke of Mary most Holy, former General of the Order of Carmel, the congregation took the name of Tertiary Carmelites of St. Joseph.

She died on December 8, 1928. Her remains are buried in the chapel of the Belén school.

On October 31, 2008, the decree of validity was granted to the Diocesan Inquiry into her «life, virtue and reputation of holiness».

1. The canonical norms concerning the procedure to be followed in the Causes of Saints are stated in the Apostolic Constitution Divinus Perfectionis Magister promulgated by John Paul II on 25 January 1983 (AAS LXXV, 1983, 349-355).

2. To initiate a Cause it is necessary that at least five years pass after the death of the candidate. This is to allow for greater balance and objectivity in the evaluation of the case and to allow the emotions of the moment to decant. There must be a clear conviction among people about his/her sanctity (fama sanctitas) and about the efficacy of his/her intercession with the Lord (fama signorum).

PLEASE NOTE

1) In order to be able to consult the Positio please fill in the request form on this page.

2) If your request is accepted, we will then send you the conditions and directions for consulting the document.

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