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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.
The Wyoming Carmelites' coffee has won awards from famous coffee reviewers and is known for its small batch quality and freshness. [23] The Carmelite monks' Mystic Monk Coffee business was established to help support the Carmelite monks' monastery in the mountains of Wyoming. [24]
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 Stella Maris Monastery is a Catholic Christian monastery for Discalced Carmelite monks, located on the slopes of Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. [ 1 ] The main church inside the Stella Maris Monastery is said to contain the Cave of Elijah , a grotto associated with the Biblical prophet Elijah . [ 1 ]
Giovanna Scopelli (1428–1491), Professed Religious of the Carmelite Nuns of the Ancient Observance (Italy) Beatified: 24 August 1771 by Pope Clement XIV; Barbe Acarie née Avrillot (rel. name: Marie of the Incarnation) (1566–1618), Widow; Professed Religious of the Discalced Carmelites Nuns (France) Declared "Venerable": 1 October 1566
The first monastery belonging to the Discalced Carmelites was founded in Austria on 4 February 1622 in Leopoldstadt (see Karmeliterviertel).This was made possible by Ferdinand II and his wife Eleonora, but after Joseph II dissolved the Carmelite convent, along with many other monasteries, the order was only able to maintain a single parish.
The Monastery of Mary, Mother of Grace, is a convent maintained by the Discalced Carmelites of the Roman Catholic Church. Founded in 1936 by the New Orleans Carmel, the monastery is located in Lafayette, Louisiana within the Diocese of Lafayette.
The Carmelite monastery in Echt. The Carmelite Monastery in Echt (Dutch: Karmelitessenklooster te Echt), in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands, also known as the Echt Carmel, is a community of Discalced Carmelite nuns established in 1879.