> [[09-figures|↑ Back to TOC]] # Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel ## Biography The sacred scriptures speak of the beauty of Mount Carmel where the prophet Elijah defended the faith of Israel in the living God. There, at the beginning of the thirteenth century, under the title of "Saint Mary of Mount Carmel," the Order of Carmelites had its formal beginning. From the fourteenth century this title, recalling the countless blessings of its patroness, began to be celebrated solemnly, first in England and then gradually throughout the whole Order. *Source: OCD Proper of the Liturgy of the Hours, July 16* ## Notes - [[07-16-blessed-virgin-mary-of-mount-carmel|OCD Proper]]