The Carmelite Orders: OCarm. / OCD

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Official web page of the Carmelite Order

http://www.ocarm.org/

Engl., Ital., Span.: explanation of the rule, the coat of arms and the scapular, good historical overview, information about saints and other great figures of the order, introductory chapters about the Carmelite family, lectio divina, spiritual texts of the order (in various languages), publications, geographically arranged links

Official web page of the Discalced Carmelites

http://www.ocd.pcn.net

Engl., French., Span. Ital, Germ., Pol.: large, well arranged historical part with bibliographic data, links to monasteries and institutions world-wide, catholic links (also to universities)

1st: national Carmelite pages

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Australian Region OCD

http://www.carmelite.com

English: links to Carmelites world-wide, St. Teresa of Ávila, St. John of the Cross, spiritual interpretation of the rule and the Consuetudines, history: several chapters, the “primitive” Rule of St. Albert is compared to the emended and corrected text by Innocent IV, Teresian reform

Austria: Der Teresianische Karmel in Österreich

http://www.karmel.at/deu/ocd.htm

links to Austrian monasteries, the origin of the Carmelites, spirituality, saints, literature recommendations

England, Scotland and Wales: Discalced (Teresian) Carmelite Family

http://www.carmelite.org.uk/

English: history, saints, list of monasteries (sometimes with further information), Carmelite Book Service (Online catalogue)

France: Le Carmel en France

http://www.carmel.asso.fr/

French: spirituality, the Carmelite family, extensive bibliography, rule text, history of the order

Germany: Karmeliten in Deutschland (OCarm)

http://www.karmelitenorden.de/index-2.html

German: history of the order and the rule, text of the rule, descriptions of monasteries with historical information, links

Ireland

http://www.carmelites.ie/

history of the order, the order in Ireland

The Netherlands

http://www.karmelleven.nl/

history of the order and the rule, saints ...

Poland OCD

http://www.karmel.pl

Polish, Engl.: history of the order, hagiography, information about monasteries

2^nd: Topics and projects

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Carmelnet: An Informational Database about Carmelites

http://www.carmelnet.org

provided by the Carmelite Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary, extensive online resources, the rule, publications (some with tables of contents)

Institute of Carmelite Studies

http://www.icspublications.org/

English: book trade and online books, Carmelite links

The Carmelite institute

http://www.carmeliteinstitute.org/

publications, distance education, Internet resources, Carmelite links

Titus Brandsma Intitut Nijmegen

http://www.titusbrandsmainstituut.nl/

partly in Engl.: library catalogue, list of the publications

3rd: monasteries

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AUSTRIA

300 Jahre Karmelitenkirche Linz

http://www.karmel.at/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=34

text with footnotes and bibliography: describes the building and its history

GERMANY

Erlangen: Karmelitinnen-Kloster "Dreifaltigkeit"

http://karmel.dekanat-erlangen.de/

history of the order and tabular history of the monastery

Frankfurt am Main

http://www.stadtgeschichte-ffm.de/artikel/zeitt_kloster.html

German: chronological overview about the history of the monastery, with images and literature

Mainz

http://www.karmel-mainz.de/

German: history of the monastery, spirituality

Neustadt am Kulm

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kloster_Neustadt_am_Kulm [opens in a new window]

German: minimal information, Wikipedia article

Neustadt an der Saale

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kloster_Neustadt_a.d._Saale [opens in a new window]

German: minimal information, Wikipedia article

Sparneck

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kloster_Sparneck [opens in a new window]

German: minimal information, Wikipedia article

Straubing

http://karmelitenorden.de/straubing/

tabular history of the monastery

Vogelsburg

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kloster_Vogelsburg [opens in a new window]

German: minimal information, Wikipedia article

ITALY

Florence

http://digilander.iol.it/carmelitaniscalzi/

history of the order, history of the monastery, spirituality ...

USA

Carmelite Sisters of Baltimore

www.baltimorecarmel.org

spirituality (texts and links), Carmelite history with bibliography, links to Carmelite saints and Carmelite texts

Carmelite Sisters of the divine Heart of Jesus

http://www.carmelitedcj.org/Spirit_of_Carmel/spirit_of_carmel.html

tabular history beginning with Elias with cross references mainly to persons, the brown scapular, Simon Stock, „flos carmeli“, St. Albert of Jerusalem, the rule of Carmel, links to organisations …

Nuns of Eldridge, Iowa

http://carmelitesofeldridge.org

Engl., Span.: among others several chapters about Carmelite spirituality, essay about St. John of the Cross, Carmelite online resources, Links

Secular Discalced Carmelite Community of Teresa Benedicta of the Cross in Austin, Texas

http://www.geocities.com/korvesem/carmel/carmel.html

rule of St. Albert, short history of the Discalced Carmelites, history and rule of the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites