Joaquina Vedruna was a 19th-century Spanish religious sister who established the Carmelite Sisters of Charity. Born in Barcelona in 1783, she initially married a nobleman and raised nine children before the Napoleonic invasions changed her life. Following the death of her husband, she dedicated herself to charitable works and education. Under the guidance of religious leaders, she founded her congregation in 1826, which eventually expanded across Spain and Hispanic America. She is recognized as a saint in the Catholic tradition.