Berthold was a French crusader who instituted a hermit colony on Mount Carmel in 1185. At the time, there were a number of hermits from the West scattered throughout Palestine… more
Born in Mantua on April 17, 1447, as a youth Baptist joined the Carmelites of the Congregation of Mantua at Ferrara. He made his religious profession in 1464 and served in many… more
In July 1936, Angel Prat Hostench along with other religious were discovered while trying to escape persecution at the Tarrega railway station. Together with Prat were three… more
Angelus was one of the first Carmelites to come to Sicily from Mount Carmel. According to trustworthy sources, he was killed by unbelievers in Licata during the first half of… more
Born in Erice near Trapani in Sicily about the middle of the 15th century. Aloysius joined the Carmelites and became prior of the reformed convent in Randazzo. There he died in… more
George Preca was a Maltese Roman Catholic priest who founded the Society of Christian Doctrine, a society of lay catechists. In Malta, he is known as “Dun Gorg” and is… more
Simon, an Englishman, died at Bordeaux in the mid-thirteenth century. He has been venerated in the Carmelite Order for his personal… more
Joachina was born in Barcelona in 1783. She married Theodore de Mas in 1799 and bore him nine children before being widowed in 1816. Then in 1826 she was prompted by God’s… more
Born in Florence in 1566, St. Mary Magdalene d’Pazzi had a religious upbringing and entered the monastery of the Carmelite nuns there. She led a hidden life in prayer and self-… more
Hilary Januszewski was born on 11 June 1907 in Krajenki (Poland). In 1927 he entered the Order of Carmel and was ordained a priest on 15 July 1934. On 1… more
Anne of Saint Bartholomew was born Ana García Manzanas in Almendral, a village in Castile, Spain. At the age of 21, she joined the newly founded discalced Carmelite monastery… more
“Elijah came upon Elisha and threw his cloak over him. Immediately Elisha left the oxen and ran after Elijah as his attendant.” (cf 1 Kgs 19:19-21… more
