Blessed Candlemas of San José was a Venezuelan religious sister born Susana Paz-Castillo Ramírez in 1863. After losing both parents during her youth, she took on significant family responsibilities before dedicating her life to service. She became the director of a hospital in 1903 and eventually established the Carmelite Sisters of Venezuela. Throughout her life, she provided care to the sick during epidemics and conflicts, eventually joining the Carmelite order. She died in Cumaná in 1940 and was later beatified by the Catholic Church.