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WHO WE ARE
A Brief History of the Carmelite Friars
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The
first Carmelites were 12th-century Christian hermits who settled
at Mount Carmel, a mountain range in Israel. A Rule of Life
was given by St. Albert, the Patriarch of Jerusalem. Driven
from Mount Carmel, these early Carmelites relocated to Italy,
France and England, where they became Friars. It's from these
three countries that the Carmelite Order spread throughout
the world.
Irish Carmelites came to America in 1889, founding the Province
of Saint Elias and opening the Church of Our Lady of the Scapular
of Mount Carmel in Manhattan. Our ministry included helping
the poor in New York's Bellevue Hospital. From here, the Province
grew and spread its ministries throughout the North East.
In 1912, we arrived in Middletown, New York, where we staffed
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish and its five mission churches.
The National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, first established
in Manhattan in 1941, was transferred to Middletown in 1991.
Thousands of pilgrims visit the Shrine each year for prayer,
reflection and devotion to Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
Today, Carmelites strive to bring the presence of God to all
men and women and to promote devotion to Our Lady of Mount
Carmel and her Scapular. We do this through ministries in
parishes, schools, hospitals, nursing homes, prisons, retreat
centers… wherever there
is a need.
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