Mother Eliswa Vakayil

Eliswa Vakayil, religious name Eliswa of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was a religious sister from Kerala. Eliswa Vakayil, religious name Eliswa of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was a religious sister from Kerala. She was the founder of the first indigenous Carmelite community for women in India, the Third Order of the Discalced Carmelites (TOCD), which later became the Teresian Carmelite Sisters and the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel (CMC). Pope Francis declared her venerable in 2023, and she was beatified on 8 November 2025, at the National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom in Vallarpadam.. Pope Francis declared her venerable in 2023, and she was beatified on 8 November 2025, at the National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom in Vallarpadam.