The Monastery of Our Lady of Maravillas in Madrid, Spain Celebrated Its Elective Chapter July 24-25
On July 24-25, 2025, the Carmelite nuns of the monastery of Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas in Madrid, Spain, held their elective chapter.
The monastery was founded by Joanna de Baraona in 1612 as a place for pious women to gather in order to practice Christian perfection. With the help of Antonio Pérez, prior provincial of the Castille Province, the beateria became an official Carmelite monastery with its reception of the papal enclosure.
The monastery founded San José de las Matas (1954) and Dumaguete (1958).
The monastery belongs to the Mater Unitatis Federation.
Those elected to leadership are:
Prioress | Priora | Priora:
Hna. Ma Brunilda Rodríguez Velasco
1st Councilor | 1ª Consejera | 1ª Consigliera:
Hna. Ma Inmaculada Ochoa Blázquez
2nd Councilor | 2ª Consejera | 2ª Consigliera:
Sr. Ma. Antonia Domínguez Cortés
3rd Councilor | 3ª Consejera | 3ª Consigliera:
Hna. Ma Luisa Ruiz Cerro
4th Councilor | 4ª Consejera | 4ª Consigliera:
Hna. Ma del Carmen Martínez Pérez
Treasurer | Ecónoma | Economa
Hna. Ma Cristina Gil Moreno
Formator | Formadora | Formatrice
Hna. Ma Antonia Domínguez Cortés
Sacristan | Sacristán | Sacrestana:
Hna. Ma del Carmen Ruiz Navas