Carmen Hernández Servant of God

Moments from the Life of the Servant of God Carmen Hernández: Photo Album

The house where Carmen Hernández Barrera was born on November 24, 1930, in Ólvega, Soria, Spain.

Carmen’s First Communion, May 13, 1938

The Hernández Barrera Family: Félix, Carmen, Anuncia, Pilar, Elisa, Telesforo, Mrs. Clementa, Elías, Milagros, Antonio, Mr. Antonio. Tudela, Navarre, 1943

Photo in the school report card. Tudela, Navarre, May 30, 1941

Photo in the School Report Card. Madrid, 1946–1947 School Year

Carmen Hernández with a group of Missionaries of Jesus Christ at the Mother House in Javier, Navarre, accompanied by Archbishop Marcelino Olaechea, on an outing to the monastery of Leyre, Navarre, on August 7, 1955

Carmen, Joaquín Mestre, Marcelino Olaechea, and María Ángeles Sagristá in the elevator of the Archbishop’s Palace in Valencia, 1958–1959

Mr. Marcelino Olaechea with several Missionaries of Jesus Christ in the town of Alcalalí, 1958–1959

The Servant of God and Carmel Cooling in Trafalgar Square, London, 1961

The Servant of God and Carmen Cooling at the foot of the Temple Mount, Jerusalem, 1963

Carmen on the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, 1963

The Servant of God inside the Holy Sepulchre, kissing the stone slab, 1963

Carmen Hernández and Carmel Cooling at the Grotto of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Nativity Altar, 1963

Carmen on the Temple Esplanade at the Corner of the Pinnacle, 1963

The Servant of God and Carmel Cooling at the site of the Ascension, on the summit of the Mount of Olives, 1963

Carmen in Jerusalem, with the Tower of David in the background, 1963

Carmen in Bethphage with a local donkey, 1963

The Servant of God Carmen Hernández at the site of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary to her relative Elizabeth. Ein Karem, Israel, October 7, 1963

The Servant of God on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias, Israel, 1963–1964

Carmen en el Instituto Technion de Haifa, Israel, 1963-1964

The Servant of God inside the tent she used to sleep in during her pilgrimage to the Holy Land, 1963–1964

The Archbishop of Madrid, Casimiro Morcillo, Carmen, Kiko, and some of the people who lived in the shantytowns of Palomeras Altas, on the outskirts of Madrid, August 28, 1965

The Archbishop of Madrid, Casimiro Morcillo, Carmen, and Kiko in the shantytown of Palomeras Altas, on the outskirts of Madrid, August 28, 1965

Carmen, Kiko, Francesco Cuppini, and Lino during the introductory catechesis sessions they gave in Lisbon in December 1968

Carmen with the Patriarch of Venice, Monsignor Albino Luciani, the future Pope John Paul I, in 1972

Pope Paul VI’s private audience with Kiko and Carmen, following the general audience. Vatican, January 12, 1977

Pope Paul VI’s private audience with Kiko and Carmen, following the general audience. Vatican, January 12, 1977

International itinerant team of the Neocatechumenal Way. Fr. Mario Pezzi, Carmen Hernández, and Kiko Argüello, 1981

Pastoral visit by John Paul II to the Canadian Martyrs Parish. Rome, November 2, 1980

John Paul II’s private audience with itinerant catechists. Castel Gandolfo, January 7, 1982

Private audience between John Paul II and Carmen Hernández at the Vatican, 1987

Audience with Pope John Paul II and the sending forth of 36 families on mission throughout the world. Castel Gandolfo, December 27, 1987

Audience with Pope John Paul II and the sending forth of 100 families on mission throughout the world. Paul VI Hall, Vatican, January 3, 1991

Carmen leaving the Cenacle, Jerusalem, June 10, 1984

Carmen and Fr. Mario at the Vocational Gathering held during World Youth Day in Czestochowa, Polish Army Stadium in Warsaw, Poland, August 16, 1991

Gathering of the itinerant teams from Africa. Livingstone, Zambia, February 12, 1993

Audience with Pope John Paul II featuring a model of the Domus Galilaeae, June 6, 1994

Audience with Pope John Paul II, Sending Families on Mission, December 12, 1994

Chapel at the site where St. Francis Xavier died. Shangchuan, China, August 14, 1995

International Convivence of Itinerants, Ruins of Korazin, Israel, January 1999

International Convivence of Itinerants, Jordan River, Israel, January 1999

Audience with Pope John Paul II at Castel Gandolfo, September 21, 2002

Audience of Pope Benedict XVI with the international team. Vatican, November 19, 2005

Carmen dancing with rabbis after the library’s opening. Domus Galilaeae, Israel, March 31, 2005

Vocational Gathering during World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany, August 22, 2005

General Audience with Benedict XVI. St. Peter’s Square, 2005

Private audience with Benedict XVI at the Vatican, May 26, 2007

Vocational Gathering, Montorso Plaza, Loreto, September 2, 2007

Convivence of European Bishops. Domus Galilaeae, March 25–29, 2008

Convivence of rectors in Porto San Giorgio, Italy. Kiko and Carmen with Fr. Farnés, September 27, 2008

Official Signing of the Statutes of the Neocatechumenal Way. Vatican, June 13, 2008

Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Korazin, March 15, 2009

Audience with Pope Benedict XVI. Vatican, January 10, 2009

Vocational Meeting on the occasion of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit. Domus Galilaeae, May 15, 2009

Vocational Gathering on the Occasion of the Pope’s Visit to Fátima, Portugal, May 15, 2010

Carmen Hernández leading the petitions during the eucharist

Carmen during a convivence

Carmen preaching in a vocational encounter

Vocational Encounter on the occasion of World Youth Day in Madrid. Plaza Cibeles, August 22, 2011

Vocational Encounter on the occasion of World Youth Day in Madrid. Plaza Cibeles, August 22, 2011

Audience with Pope Benedict XVI to send families on mission. Vatican, January 20, 2012

Private audience with Pope Francis. Vatican, September 5, 2013

Audience with Pope Francis for the sending forth of families on mission. Paul VI Hall. Vatican, January 20, 2012

Awarding of an Honorary Doctorate by The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., April 1, 2015

Awarding of an Honorary Doctorate by The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., April 1, 2015

Carmen praying the Psalter at the house on Samaria Street in Madrid, February 2016

Grave of Carmen Hernández at the Redemptoris Mater Seminary in Madrid, September 2, 2016

Grave of Carmen Hernández at the Redemptoris Mater Seminary in Madrid, September 2, 2016

Carmen’s room in the house on Samaria Street in Madrid, July 21, 2016

Drawing of Carmen by Kiko Argüello, July 16, 2017