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The eremitic Rule of St. Albert is the shortest of the rules of consecrated life
Consecrated life

The Consecrated Life in the Christian tradition, especially the Roman Catholic Church, but also the Anglican religious order and to some extent other Christian denominations, is "a stable form of living by which faithful, following Jesus more closely under the action of the Holy Spirit, are totally dedicated to God who is loved most of all, s...
 in existence in the Roman Catholic spiritual tradition. St. Albert Avogadro
Albert Avogadro

Saint Albert Avogadro , was a Canon law yer who served as Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from 1204 until his death.Born in Parma, Albert was educated in theology and law and served as Bishop of Bobbio until 1184, when he was appointed Bishop of Vercelli....
, a priest of the Canons Regular
Canons Regular

Canons regular are members of certain bodies of Canon living in community under the Augustinians#The Augustinian Rule , and sharing their property in common as a type of vow of poverty....
 and Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem is the title given to the Latin Rite Catholic Archbishop of Jerusalem. The Archdiocese of Jerusalem has jurisdiction for all Latin Rite Catholics in Israel and Palestine....
, wrote the Rule in the in the early 13th century. The Rule is directed to Brother B. (held by tradition to be either St. Bertold or St. Brocard
Saint Brocard

Saint Brocard is said to have been one of the first group of hermits at Mount Carmel, and was perhaps the leader of the community on the death of Saint Berthold around 1198....
, but historical evidence is lacking) and the hermit
Hermit

A hermit is a person who lives to some greater or lesser degree in solitude and/or isolation from society.In Christianity the term was originally applied to a Christian who lives the eremitic life out of a religious conviction, namely the Catholic spirituality#Desert spirituality of the Old Testament ....
s living in the spirit of Elijah, who dwelt near the spring on Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel

Mount Carmel is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel stretching from the Mediterranean Sea towards the southeast. Archaeologists have discovered ancient wine and oil presses at various locations on Mt....
 in present-day Israel.






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The eremitic Rule of St. Albert is the shortest of the rules of consecrated life
Consecrated life

The Consecrated Life in the Christian tradition, especially the Roman Catholic Church, but also the Anglican religious order and to some extent other Christian denominations, is "a stable form of living by which faithful, following Jesus more closely under the action of the Holy Spirit, are totally dedicated to God who is loved most of all, s...
 in existence in the Roman Catholic spiritual tradition. St. Albert Avogadro
Albert Avogadro

Saint Albert Avogadro , was a Canon law yer who served as Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from 1204 until his death.Born in Parma, Albert was educated in theology and law and served as Bishop of Bobbio until 1184, when he was appointed Bishop of Vercelli....
, a priest of the Canons Regular
Canons Regular

Canons regular are members of certain bodies of Canon living in community under the Augustinians#The Augustinian Rule , and sharing their property in common as a type of vow of poverty....
 and Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem is the title given to the Latin Rite Catholic Archbishop of Jerusalem. The Archdiocese of Jerusalem has jurisdiction for all Latin Rite Catholics in Israel and Palestine....
, wrote the Rule in the in the early 13th century. The Rule is directed to Brother B. (held by tradition to be either St. Bertold or St. Brocard
Saint Brocard

Saint Brocard is said to have been one of the first group of hermits at Mount Carmel, and was perhaps the leader of the community on the death of Saint Berthold around 1198....
, but historical evidence is lacking) and the hermit
Hermit

A hermit is a person who lives to some greater or lesser degree in solitude and/or isolation from society.In Christianity the term was originally applied to a Christian who lives the eremitic life out of a religious conviction, namely the Catholic spirituality#Desert spirituality of the Old Testament ....
s living in the spirit of Elijah, who dwelt near the spring on Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel

Mount Carmel is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel stretching from the Mediterranean Sea towards the southeast. Archaeologists have discovered ancient wine and oil presses at various locations on Mt....
 in present-day Israel. Later in the century, in consultation with two theologians of the Dominican Order
Dominican Order

The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic in the early 13th century in France....
, Pope Innocent IV revised the Rule slightly to reflect the realities of mendicant
Mendicant

The term mendicant refers to begging or relying on charitable donations, and is most widely used for religion followers or asceticism who rely exclusively on charity to survive....
 and monastic life.

Through events surrounding the Crusades
Crusades

The Crusades were a series of religious war waged by much of Christian Europe against external and internal opponents. Crusades were fought mainly against Muslims, though campaigns were also directed against Paganism Slavic peoples, Jews, Eastern Orthodox Church, Mongols, Catharism, Hussites, Waldensians, Old Prussians, and political enemi...
 the hermit
Hermit

A hermit is a person who lives to some greater or lesser degree in solitude and/or isolation from society.In Christianity the term was originally applied to a Christian who lives the eremitic life out of a religious conviction, namely the Catholic spirituality#Desert spirituality of the Old Testament ....
s, or Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Our Lady of Mount Carmel

File:100_6685a.jpgOur Lady of Mount Carmel is a title traditionally given to Blessed Virgin Mary, in honor of her having given the Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel to Saint Simon Stock....
 as they came to be known, were forced from Mount Carmel to Europe. In Europe the Carmelites
Carmelites

The Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or Carmelites is a Roman Catholic religious order perhaps founded in the 12th century on Mount Carmel, whence the order receives its name....
 were recognised as a mendicant order and monasteries, or "Carmel's" as they are referred to, were founded. One of the eldest such foundations is that of Aylesford
Aylesford

Aylesford is a large village on the River Medway in Kent, 4 miles NW of Maidstone in England. Originally a small riverside settlement, Aylesford has expanded rapidly over the past thirty years to gain a population of around 5,000....
, Kent, in the United Kingdom, the community of St. Simon Stock
Simon Stock

Saint Simon Stock was, according to Carmelite tradition, the English people Carmelite to whom the Brown Scapular was given....
, O. Carm.

See also

  • Book of the First Monks
    Book of the First Monks

    The Book of the First Monks is a medieval Christian work in the contemplative and hermit tradition of the Carmelites.Carmelite tradition holds that it was Elijah who inspired the early hermits who settled near the spring on Mount Carmel....
  • Constitutions of the Carmelite Order
    Constitutions of the Carmelite Order

    The stand as an expression of the ideals and spirit of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.Foundational sources for the Constitutions include the desert hermit vocation as exemplified in the life of the Prophet Elijah....
  • Carmelite Rite
    Carmelite Rite

    The Rite of the Holy Sepulchre commonly called the Carmelite Rite is the Latin liturgical rites that was used by the Canons Regular of the Holy Sepulchre, Hospitallers, Knights Templar, Carmelites and the other orders founded within the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem....
  • Hermit
    Hermit

    A hermit is a person who lives to some greater or lesser degree in solitude and/or isolation from society.In Christianity the term was originally applied to a Christian who lives the eremitic life out of a religious conviction, namely the Catholic spirituality#Desert spirituality of the Old Testament ....


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