Mariam Baouardy, OCD (Arabic: مريم بواردي, or Mary of Jesus Crucified, 5 January 1846 – 26 August 1878), was a Discalced Carmelite nun of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church.

Born to Palestinian parents from the town of Hurfiesh in the upper Galilee,[1] later moved to I’billin, she was known for her service to the poor.

Baouardy was born on 5 January 1846 (the eve of Epiphany) in the Galilean village of Hurfeish, later moved to I'billin, in Palestine during the Ottoman Empire, to a family that originated in Damascus.

As a child, she had a marked spirit of religious fervor, and at the age of five began to fast on Saturdays in honor of the Blessed Virgin.

The night before the wedding, she had a religious experience in which she felt called not to marry but to offer her life to God.

She rejected his proposal, which caused the young man to fly into a rage, in which he drew a knife and cut her throat.

As she related later, a "nun dressed in blue" brought her to a grotto which she could never identify, stitched her wounds, and took care of her.

After being cared for by this mysterious figure for a month, she recovered enough to leave and find work as a domestic servant in the home of an Arab Christian family in the city.

In May 1863, a generous patron made it possible for Baouardy to move to Marseille, France, where she became the cook for an Arab family.

Rejected by the first groups to which she sought admission, in May 1865, she was accepted as a postulant by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition, who had communities in the Holy Land and already had several Palestinian candidates.

She invited Baouardy to go with her, writing to that community's prioress and recommending that they accept the young Arab woman.

In April 1878, Baouardy played an important role in the identification of the Biblical Emmaus thanks to a private revelation.

She died on 26 August 1878 in Bethlehem from cancer that had developed in her bones due to the fall she had while working in the monastery, which led to gangrene that spread to her lungs.