Rule of St. Albert

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Carmelite rule monastic rule religious rule

The Rule of St. Albert is the foundational Carmelite rule of life, originally given to hermits on Mount Carmel in the 13th century, emphasizing contemplative prayer, community, and austerity.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Rule of St. Albert canonical	2
Rule of St Albert	1

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Carmelite rule ⓘ monastic rule ⓘ religious rule ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Carmelite Rule NERFINISHED ⓘ Rule of the Carmelites NERFINISHED ⓘ
approvedBy	Pope Innocent IV NERFINISHED ⓘ
author	Albert Avogadro NERFINISHED ⓘ
century	13th century ⓘ
containsProvision	common refectory and common dormitory practices ⓘ election of a prior by the community ⓘ enclosure of the hermits ⓘ individual cells for the hermits ⓘ obedience to the prior ⓘ observance of fasting except on Sundays and solemnities ⓘ practice of silence from after Compline until after Prime ⓘ reading of Scripture during meals ⓘ regular spiritual conferences with the prior ⓘ requirement to celebrate daily Mass when possible ⓘ requirement to have a chapel in the midst of the cells ⓘ
dateWritten	c. 1206–1214 ⓘ
emphasis	austerity ⓘ chastity ⓘ common life in community ⓘ community life ⓘ contemplative prayer ⓘ fasting ⓘ lectio divina ⓘ liturgical prayer ⓘ manual work ⓘ obedience ⓘ poverty ⓘ silence ⓘ solitude ⓘ
genre	canonical text ⓘ
historicalContext	Crusader States in the Holy Land NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	Carmelite spirituality ⓘ Discalced Carmelite reform NERFINISHED ⓘ John of the Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Teresa of Ávila NERFINISHED ⓘ
inForceFor	Carmelite friars NERFINISHED ⓘ Carmelite nuns NERFINISHED ⓘ Carmelite secular institutes and lay Carmelites ⓘ
keyTheme	fraternal charity ⓘ living in allegiance to Jesus Christ ⓘ meditating day and night on the law of the Lord ⓘ perseverance in prayer ⓘ spiritual warfare ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
laterConfirmedBy	Pope Clement V NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope Honorius III NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope Innocent VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ
laterDevelopment	adapted for mendicant life in Europe ⓘ
legalStatus	approved rule of life in the Catholic Church ⓘ
length	short rule ⓘ
namedAfter	Albert of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalCommunity	Latin hermits living on Mount Carmel ⓘ
papalApprovalDate	1247 ⓘ
placeOfOrigin	Holy Land NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Carmel NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryPurpose	to regulate the life of hermits on Mount Carmel ⓘ
religiousFamily	Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousOrder	Carmelite Order NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition	Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
spiritualFocus	Christocentric contemplation ⓘ Marian devotion ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Order of the Discalced Carmelites → followsRuleOf → Rule of St. Albert ⓘ

Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel → ruleKnownAs → Rule of St. Albert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rule of St Albert

Carmelite nuns → followsRuleOf → Rule of St. Albert ⓘ