Living a life of prayer in service to the Church

The Discalced Carmelites are a Roman Catholic religious community of priests, brothers, nuns, and laity serving the Church through lives of prayer and ministry, in a fraternal setting. Our roots go back to twelfth-century hermits on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land. The Discalced Carmelites were established by St. Teresa of Avila in 1562 and St. John of the Cross in 1568 to renew the Order’s commitment to contemplation, simplicity, and community.


  • OUR LIFE

    A life of prayer, community, and ministry

  • OUR SPIRITUALITY

    Seeking union with God

  • OUR COMMUNITIES

    Monasteries in the Province of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Is God calling you to Carmel?

Climbing Mount Carmel

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