Discalced Carmelite
Reformed branch of the Carmelite order that became its own order in 1593. Increasing laxity and abuses within the Carmelite order led to the reforms of St. Teresa of Avila and later of St. John of the Cross.
Reformed branch of the Carmelite order that became its own order in 1593. Increasing laxity and abuses within the Carmelite order led to the reforms of St. Teresa of Avila and later of St. John of the Cross.