Laura Evangelista Alvarado Cardozo was a Venezuelan religious sister, known in her religious life as María de San José, who lived from 1875 to 1967. After feeling a call to religious life in her youth, she dedicated herself to serving the sick and vulnerable. She founded the Augustinian Recollect Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a congregation focused on providing care to the ill. Her lifelong commitment to service and her pursuit of holiness led to her being beatified by the Catholic Church in 1995.