During the first half of 2026, the Carmelite family welcomed four new Venerables and three new Martyrs: let us give thanks together to the Lord for all the wonders He continues to accomplish!
On 22 January, Maria Immacolata of the Most Holy Trinity (Maria Gisella Villela), a professed OCD nun, was declared Venerable; likewise, on 27 April, Maria Eletta of Jesus (Caterina Tramazzoli), a professed OCD nun, and Maria Teresa of the Most Holy Trinity (Teresa Ysseldijk), a professed CDCJ nun; finally, on 22 May, it was Jean-Thierry of the Infant Jesus and of the Passion (Jean-Thierry Ebogo), a professed OCD religious.
On that same 22 May, the Holy Father approved the decree on the martyrdom of a large group from Santander, including three Discalced Carmelites: Athanasius of the Sacred Heart (Gregorio Aguinagalde Aguirreche), a priest; Rupert of the Cross (Ruperto Andueza Larraya), a religious; and Maximin of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Maximino Sáez Martínez), a novice. They will be proclaimed blessed in the coming months, thus joining the ranks of the more than fifty Spanish martyrs of our family.
