Carmelites
The Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or Carmelites is a Roman Catholic religious order founded, probably in the 12th century, on Mount Carmel, hence its name.
Connected Sites
Site | Rationale | Link |
Brugge | Church of the Carmelites | |
Cordoba | St. Anna and St. Joseph | |
Florence | Santa Maria del Carmine (Church) | |
Oaxaca and Monte Alban | The Church and ex-monastery of Del Carmen Alto belonged to the Carmelites, who established themselves here in 1696. The complex began as a hermitage built over the teocalli of Huaxyacac. (wiki) | |
Olinda | "It is dominated by the.. convents of the Franciscans, Carmelites and Benedictines" (OUV) | |
Rome | Chiesa di Santa Maria della Scala, by the Discalced Carmelites | |
Salvador de Bahia | Church of the Third Order of Mount Carmel and (adjacent) the Church and Convent of Our Lady of Mount Carmel | |
Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca | Carmelite Monastery |
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