Discalced Carmelites
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The Discalced Carmelites, known officially as the Order of the Discalced Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel or the Order of Discalced Carmelites, is a Catholic mendicant order with roots in the eremitic tradition of the Desert... Wikipedia
Founders: Teresa of Ávila and John of the Cross
Founded: 1562
Abbreviation: OCD
Headquarters: Casa Generalizia dei Carmelitani Scalzi, Corso d’Italia 38, 00198 Rome, Italy
Membership (2022): 3,978 members (includes 2,897 priests)
Superior General: Miguel Márquez