According to legend, a religious community was established even before the time of Christ on Mount Carmel. This is the mountain overlooking the Mediterranean Sea on which the prophet Elijah ...

A group of hermit monks gathered on Mount Carmel, near the Fountain of Elijah in northern Israel, forming a community dedicated to living a life of penitential solitude. These early Carmelites ...

The prophet Elijah prayed at Mount Carmel for rain, which was announced by a little cloud rising from the sea (1 Kings 18,41-46). The little cloud was subsequently identified as a symbol for Mary and ...