Carmelites
Order · carmelites.net
>
The Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, known as the Carmelites or sometimes by synecdoche known simply as Carmel, is a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order for men and women. Wikipedia
Founders: Teresa of Ávila, Simon Stock, Albert of Vercelli, and more
Founded: Mount Carmel, Israel
Motto: Zelo zelatus sum pro Domino Deo exercituum; (Latin for 'With zeal have I been zealous for the Lord God of hosts')
Abbreviation: OCarm
General Headquarters: Curia Generalizia dei Carmelitani; Via Giovanni Lanza, 138, 00184 Rome, Italy
Legal status: Institute of Consecrated Life
Membership (2022): 2,041 members (includes 1,303 priests)