Carmen Hernández

María del Carmen Hernández Barrera (24 November 1930 in Ólvega – 19 July 2016 in Madrid) was a Spanish Catholic catechist and the co-founder of the Neocatechumenal Way. Her cause for beatification has been initiated.

Biography Carmen Hernández was born on 24 November 1930

She obtained a degree in chemistry in Madrid by the age of 21. Through her sister, who was rescuing homosexuals & prostitutes, she met Kiko Argüello who invited her to join the Cursillo but she refused, Hernandez always rejected the term "movement" because she hoped it would bless and revitalize the whole Catholic Church. At her death, Pope Francis voiced appreciation for the witness of her faith and encouraged members of the Neocatechumenal Way to continue her work.

Hernandez was described as courageous, determined, and blunt.

On 19 July 2021 on the 5th year of the death of Carmen the members of the Neo Catechumenal Way have requested for the opening of the cause of beatification and canonization of its co-founder.