Biography

Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in her role as patroness of the Carmelite Order. The first Carmelites were Christian hermits living on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land during the late 12th and early to mid-13th century. Devotion often includes wearing the Brown Scapular.

Feast Day

July 16

Patronages

• Carmelite Order
• Protection from harm
• Souls in Purgatory
• Chile