Mariam Vattalil was an Indian Catholic nun and social worker belonging to the Franciscan Clarist Congregation. Born in 1954 in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, she dedicated her life to the Diocese of Indore through educational instruction and catechetical training. Her commitment to social justice and her support for the landless poor led to her murder in 1995 by individuals offended by her advocacy. She is recognized by the Catholic Church as a blessed, having been beatified in 2017.