María del Monte Carmelo Sallés y Barangueras

María del Carmen Sallés y Barangueras, religious name Carmen of Jesus, was a Spanish religious sister. She founded the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception. Sallés 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 religious life. She was beatified on 15 March 1998 and was canonized on 21 October 2012 in Saint Peter's Square.