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Carmelite Order

Also known as Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

The Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a religious order founded on Mt. Carmel in Palestine c. 1154 dedicated to prayer, contemplation, and service.

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Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a religious order found on Mt. Carmel in Palestine c. 1154 dedicated to a life of prayer, contemplation, and service.

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  1. 1.Jerald C. Brauer and B. A. Gerrish, ed. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971). 161Original citation: Brauer, Jerald C., and B. A. Gerrish, eds. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971, 161.

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