The Carmelite Order, formally known as the Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, has its roots in the Crusader States of the 12th century. A group of hermit monks ...

(Chrysippus of Jerusalem) Mount Carmel eventually attracted hermits, and from the twelfth century on was the residence of Latin hermits whose official name became "Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary ...

Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt Carmel ... blessed mother of the son of God, immaculate virgin: assist me in my necessity. O star of the sea, help me and show me, here you are my mother. Oh, holy ...

On Feb. 2, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Bishop James Conley of the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, celebrated a ...

the community built a monastery and church dedicated to the Virgin Mary on Mount Carmel in 1263. Saint Louis, King of France, had visited Mount Carmel in 1254, and brought back six French hermits ...