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Carmelites
Sign in to saveAlso known as O.Carm., OCarm, Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Whitefriars, Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, Order of the Brothers Calced of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, O.carm., Ocarm
thumb|The Prophet Elijah (here ascending to heaven while Elisha is looking on, 14th-century glass window) is regarded as the spiritual father of the Carmelite order.
The Carmelites are a Catholic religious order that traces its spiritual roots back to the Prophet Elijah and has been part of the Church for centuries. The order matters because it represents an important monastic tradition within Catholicism, with members dedicated to religious life and spiritual practice.
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Key facts
- Organization.abbreviation
- OCarm
- Organization.name
- Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Maryof Mount Carmel
- Organization.native_name_lang
- la
- Organization.image
- 175px
- Organization.caption
- Coat of arms of the order
- Organization.formation
- Late 12th century
- Organization.founders
- Early hermits of Mount Carmel
- Organization.founding_location
- Mount Carmel
- Organization.type
- Mendicant order of pontifical right
- Organization.status
- Institute of Consecrated Life
- Organization.membership
- 2,041 members (includes 1,303 priests)
- Organization.membership_year
- 2022
- Organization.leader_title
- Motto
- Organization.leader_name
- ()
- Organization.leader_title2
- General Headquarters
- Organization.leader_name2
- Curia Generalizia dei CarmelitaniVia Giovanni Lanza, 138, 00184 Rome, Italy
- Organization.leader_title3
- Prior General
- Organization.leader_name3
- Desiderio García Martínez, OCarm (2025-)
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Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Mount Carmel
- Founded by
- Saint Bertold
- Official website
- www.carmelitas.org
- Image
- Coat of arms of the Carmelite order (simple).svg
- Motto
- zelo zelatus sum pro Domino Deo exercituum
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- described by source
- The Catholic Encyclopedia
- topic's main category
- Category:Carmelite Order
- different from
- Karmel
- P8168
- Rhizodontidae
- short name
- O.C.
- inception
- 1155-00-00
- Commons category
- Roman Catholic Carmelite orders
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- Names
- History
- Spiritual origin
- Hermit and monastic life on Mount Carmel
- Foundation of the Order on Mount Carmel
- From hermits to friars
- Mitigation of the rule
- Attempts of reforms
- Foundation of Carmelite Nuns
- Foundation of the Third Order
- Teresian reform
- Papebroch controversy
- Modern history
- Carmelite spirituality
- Habit and scapular
- Visions and devotions
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
- Provinces of the Carmelite Order
thumb|The Prophet Elijah (here ascending to heaven while Elisha is looking on, 14th-century glass window) is regarded as the spiritual father of the Carmelite order.
The Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel (; 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. Historical records about its origin remain uncertain; it was probably founded in the 12th century on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land.
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