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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.
His main work was the publication of the Carmelite constitutions of 1626 , which remained valid until the beginning of the 20th century 43 Teodoro Straccio 1631 – 1642 44 Alberto Massari 1642 – 1643 45 Leone Bonfigli 1643 – 1647 46 Giovanni Antonio Filippini 1648 – 1654 47 Mario Venturini 1654 – 1660 48 Girolamo Ari 1660 – 1666 49
Pierre Salignac de Thomas (1305–1366), Professed Priest of the Carmelites of Ancient Observance (France – Cyprus) Beatified: c. 1609 by Pope Paul V; Canonized: 1628 by Pope Urban VIII; Andrea Corsini (1302–1373), Professed Priest of the Carmelites of the Ancient Observance; Bishop of Fiesole (Italy) Beatified: 21 April 1440 by Pope Eugene IV
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. Our time is spent in prayer and penance for the salvation of souls, interceding for the Church and the world, as well as in the study of Scripture and ...
1723 – Robert Millar publishes A History of the Propagation of Christianity and the Overthrow of Paganism advocating prayer as the primary means of converting non-Christians [173] 1724 – Yongzheng Emperor bans missionary activities outside the Beijing area; 1725 – Knud Leem arrives as a missionary to the Sami people of Finnmark (Norwegian ...
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.
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 Discalced Carmelites are friars and nuns who dedicate themselves to a life of prayer. The Carmelite nuns live in cloistered (enclosed) monasteries and follow a completely contemplative life. The Carmelite friars, while following a contemplative life, also engage in the promotion of spirituality through their retreat centres, parishes and ...