Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

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The Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, commonly known as the Carmelites, is a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order with roots in the eremitical communities on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land and a strong emphasis on contemplative prayer and devotion to Mary.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic religious order
mendicant order
religious institute of pontifical right
approvedByPope Pope Honorius III
Pope Innocent IV
associatedSacramental Marian scapular confraternity
surface form: Brown Scapular
commonName Carmelite Order
surface form: Carmelites
engagesIn education
preaching
retreat ministry
spiritual direction
foundedInApproximateYear c. 1150–1200
foundedInCentury 12th century
governedBy prior general
habitColor brown
habitIncludes scapular
hasBranch Order of the Discalced Carmelites
surface form: Discalced Carmelites (OCD)

Carmelite Order
surface form: Order of Carmelites (O.Carm.)
hasDevotionTo Virgin Mary
surface form: Blessed Virgin Mary

Our Lady of Mount Carmel
hasFemaleBranch Carmelite nuns
hasLayBranch Carmelite Order
surface form: Lay Carmelites

Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites
hasMotto Zelo zelatus sum pro Domino Deo exercituum
hasNotableSaint Edith Stein
Elijah
surface form: Elijah (as spiritual patron)

San Juan de la Cruz
surface form: John of the Cross

Teresa of Ávila
Thérèse of Lisieux
hasSpiritualityFocus Marian devotion
contemplative prayer
interior prayer
mystical theology
liturgicalFamily Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
mottoLanguage Latin
mottoTranslation With zeal have I been zealous for the Lord God of hosts
namedAfter Virgin Mary
surface form: Blessed Virgin Mary
orderType mendicant
originatedAs eremitical community
originPlace Mount Carmel
originRegion Holy Land
patronFeast Our Lady of Mount Carmel
patronFeastDate 16 July
primaryMission contemplative life in the midst of the people
receivedRuleFrom Albert Avogadro
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
ruleGivenAroundYear c. 1209–1214
ruleKnownAs Rule of St. Albert
surface form: Rule of St Albert
spiritualPatron Virgin Mary
surface form: Blessed Virgin Mary

Elijah
surface form: Prophet Elijah
spiritualTradition Carmelite spirituality
vows chastity
obedience
poverty

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Carmelite Rite usedBy Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel
Stella Maris Monastery associatedWith Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel
Carmelite Missal usedBy Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel
Carmelite Ritual associatedWith Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel
Carmelite Breviary usedBy Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel
Carmelite nuns religiousOrder Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel
Our Lady of Mount Carmel relatedOrder Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel