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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 Muhraka monastery on the top of Mount Carmel near Haifa in Israel is a historic Carmelite monastery. The monastery stands on the place where the prophet Elijah is said to have lived and fought the prophets of Baal. [4] The first Carmelites were pilgrims to Mount Carmel who settled there in solitude.
The Prophet Elijah is regarded as the spiritual father of the Carmelite order.. The Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel (Latin: Ordo Fratrum Beatissimæ Virginis Mariæ de Monte Carmelo; abbreviated OCarm), known as the Carmelites or sometimes by synecdoche known simply as Carmel, is a mendicant order in the Catholic Church for both men and women.
The Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites (Latin: Ordo Carmelitarum Discalceatorum Saecularis; abbreviated OCDS), formerly the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel and of the Holy Mother Saint Teresa of Jesus, is a third order of Catholic lay persons and secular clergy associated with the Discalced Carmelites.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, or Virgin of Carmel, is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated as patroness of the Carmelite Order. The first Carmelites were Christian hermits living on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land during the late 12th and early to mid-13th century.
Sophia Leeves (rel. name: Marie-Veronique of the Passion) (1823–1906), Professed Religious of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns; Founder of the Sisters of Apostolic Carmel (Turkey – France) Declared "Venerable": 8 July 2014; Josefa Oliver Molina (rel. name: María Elisea) (1869–1931), Founder of the Sisters of the Virgin of Mount Carmel (Spain)
Discalced Carmelite Nuns of the Carmel of the Holy Spirit – Littleton, Colorado [95] Discalced Carmelite Nuns of the Monastery of the Little Flower of Jesus – Jacksonville, Florida [96] Discalced Carmelites of the Carmel of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph - Post Falls, Idaho [97] Filiae Laboris Mariae - Fort Scott, Kansas [98]
The Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (also known as the Brown Scapular) belongs to the habit of both the Carmelite Order and the Discalced Carmelite Order, both of which have Our Lady of Mount Carmel as their patroness. [1] In its small form, it is widely popular among Catholics. Today, it serves as the prototype of all devotional scapulars.