Hermits of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel
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| Abbreviation | Carmelite Hermits |
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| Type | Catholic religious order branch from O.Carm. |
Prior General | Fr. Fernando Millán Romeral |
| Website | http://www.ocarm.org |
The Hermits of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel[1][2] is a branch of the religious Carmelite Order of the Ancient Observance, who originated as hermit monks and have been mendicant friars since the 13th century.[3][4] The male Carmelites of this branch of the Order are not considered monastics as the cloistered Carmelite nuns are. However, Carmelite Hermits are new and separate communities of men and women living an enclosed life, inspired by the ancient Carmelite monastic life, under the authority of the Prior General of Carmelite Order (O.Carm.). The Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the principal patroness of this type of Carmelite communities.
Hermit Communities under the Prior General (O.Carm.) authority
Male Communities
- Hermits of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel – Christoval, Texas (U.S.A.)[5]
- Carmelite Hermits of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Lake Elmo, Minnesota (U.S.A.)[6]
Female Communities
- Hermits of Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Chester, New Jersey (U.S.A.)[7]
- Carmelite Hermits of Monteluro – Monteluro (Italy)[8]
- Carmelite Hermits of Villefranche-de-Rouergue – Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron (France)[9]
See also
- Carmelites
- Carmelite Rule of St. Albert
- Book of the First Monks
- Constitutions of the Carmelite Order
- Enclosed religious orders
- Hermit
References
- ^ Hermitical Communities | THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE CARMELITE ORDER
- ^ Carmelite Hermits – History of their calling, life and liturgy
- ^ The Early Hermits of Mount Carmel (since Palestinian Monasticism)
- ^ E. Friedman; The Latin Hermits of Mount Carmel: A Study in Carmelite Origins. Rome, 1979.
- ^ http://www.carmelitehermits.org/
- ^ http://www.decorcarmeli.com/
- ^ http://www.carmelitesofmercy.com/
- ^ http://www.ocarm.info/monteluro/
- ^ http://www.carmel.asso.fr/Villefranche-de-Rouergue.html