Discalced Carmelites
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| Founded | 1562 |
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| Motto | Zelo zelatus sum pro Domino Deo exercituum (Vulgate, 1 Kings 19:10;14); ("With zeal have I been; zealous for the Lord; God of hosts") |
| Abbreviation | Order of Discalced Carmelites (Ordo Carmelitarum Discalceatorum or O. C. D. ) |
| Headquarters | Rome |
| Italy | |
| Formation | 16th century |
| Founders | Teresa of Ávila |
| John of the Cross | |
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| ID | 2226047 |
About Discalced Carmelites
The Discalced Carmelites, known officially as the Order of the Discalced Carmelites 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 Fathers and Mothers.
