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The Hermits of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel [1] [2] is a branch of the Carmelite Order of the Ancient Observance, who originated as hermit monks and have been mendicant friars since the 13th century. [3] [4] The male Carmelites of this branch of the order are not considered monastics as the cloistered Carmelite nuns are.
The nucleus of the Monks formed in late 1963, when American G.I.s Gary Burger (lead guitar, vocals), Larry Clark (), Eddie Shaw (bass guitar), and Dave Day (rhythm guitar), along with a West German civilian identified simply as Hans came together as a quintet known as the Torquays, a name inspired by Burger's admiration for the Fireballs' instrumental "Torquay". [2]
In 1631 the Discalced branch of the Order returned to the Holy Land, led by the Venerable Father Prosper. He had a small monastery constructed on the promontory at Mount Carmel, close to the lighthouse [dubious – discuss], and the friars lived there until 1761, when Zahir al-Umar, the then effectively independent ruler of Galilee, ordered them to vacate the site and demolish the monastery.
The monks live a strict horarium that includes the midnight office, two hours of mental prayer, common rosary, chanted sung mass and manual labor. [14] A young Carmelite monk, Simon Mary, described his community's charism in this way in a 2008 interview: Carmelite monks are consecrated to God through the vows of obedience, chastity, and poverty ...
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