About Mary Bernard Jimenez
Lived 1923 – 1984 (aged 61). Mary Bernard Jimenez was a human rights defender.
Sister Mary Bernard Jimenez, CM (Born Virginia Correa Jimenez, April 3, 1923 - September 11, 1984) was a Filipina Carmelite Missionary and educator best known for her humanitarian work with the Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP). She was one of its earliest volunteers when it was first organized by the Association of Major Religious Superiors of the Philippines in 1974. She eventually became TFDP coordinator for Metro Manila.
Work with Task Force Detainees of the Philippines She was already 50 years old when she first joined the TFDP, she became so beloved among political detainees that they composed songs about her.
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Who was Mary Bernard Jimenez?
Filipina Carmelite Missionary and educator
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Mary Bernard Jimenez was born on 3 April 1923.
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Mary Bernard Jimenez died on 11 September 1984.
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Mary Bernard Jimenez was a human rights defender.
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