"Carmel Teaches the Church how to Pray." - Pope Francis

Why is there no SAINT CARMEL?

No Saint Carmel?

There Is No Saint Carmel.

That is unique among the major Religious Orders. For the Franciscans, there is Saint Francis of Assisi… For the Benedictines, there is Saint Benedict… For the Augustinians, there is Saint Augustine… For the Dominicans, there is their patron, Saint Dominic… And for the Jesuits, there is Saint Ignatius.

As for the Carmelites, there is no Saint Carmel—no Saint Carmel whose life stands as a model for how the Carmelites live out their faith.

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