Maria Candida of the Eucharist
Italian Roman Catholic professed religious of the Discalced Carmelites (1884–1949)
Feast: 12 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Ragusa, Blessed Maria Candida of the Eucharist Barba, virgin of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, who, giving proof of deep observance of consecrated life and of the rule, actively devoted herself to building new monasteries.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 12 June as a Discalced Carmelite of deep observance who worked to build new monasteries.
The cause
Maria Candida of the Eucharist has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Blessed Maria Candida of the Eucharist: the official site.
- Roman Martyrology, 12 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1402775 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Maria Candida of the Eucharist (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.