Carmelite Nuns
Author: Schoonebeek, Adriaan, ca. 1660-1714
Image Title: Carmelite Nuns
Description: This etched print features a member of the Carmelite sisters supporting a crucifix on which hangs Jesus’ crown of thorns and the hammer that drove the nails through his hands. In her hands she holds a birch rod, whip, and the spear on which Jesus was given a sponge filled with vinegar to quench his thirst. The Carmelite Order dates from the late twelfth century when a group of hermits living solitary lives at Mt. Carmel accepted a rule written c. 1208 by Albert (1149 – 1214 CE), the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, according to which the community was to allot each hermit a cave-dwelling for the purpose of continual prayer. In 1247 Pope Innocent IV (c. 1195 – 1254 CE) brought the Order into the class of Mendicant Friars through various reforms. It was not until the 14th and 15th centuries that communities of women were associated to the Order. These communities adopted the Rule of Albert and were formally incorporated into the Order in 1432.
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