Carolina Santocanale was an Italian nun born in Palermo in 1852. Coming from the noble Celsa Raele family, she later joined the Secular Franciscan Order in 1887, adopting the religious name Maria of Jesus. She is best known for establishing the Capuchin Sisters of the Immaculata, a congregation through which she dedicated her life to caring for the sick and the impoverished. After her death in Cinisi in 1923, her life of service led to her eventual recognition as a saint.