Carmelite Pillows

A collection of different male religious orders, each one depicted in their habit. From a 19th Century French Bookplate.

Saint Teresa of Avila, AKA Saint Teresa of Jesus, (28 March 1515 - 4 October 1582), was a Spanish mystic, Roman Catholic saint, Carmelite nun and author during the Counter Reformation, and theologian of contemplative life through mental prayer.

Mount Carmel, abode of the great Old Testament prophet Elijah and his disciples, was already a sacred place in early Christianity; in the 12th century hermits and hermits settled there. The Order of the Carmelites was founded under the leadership of the French hermit Berthold.

Prayer of Saint Teresa of Avila Let nothing disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, All things are passing away: God never changes. Patience obtains all things Whoever has God lacks nothing; God alone suffices.

Saint Teresa of Avila writing, contemplating God

Statues of Mother Mary and Jesus, back-to-back. Photo taken at the Carmelite Spiritual Center in Darien, Illinois. !http://ih0.redbubble.net/work.6309372.1.fp,375x360,mocha,off_white,flat30,l,ffffff.jpg!

Thérèse von Lisieux (Theresia of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face) was a French defeated Carmelite. She is worshiped in the Roman Catholic Church as a saint and a church teacher. Her parents Zélie and Louis Martin were also canonized in 2015.

St. Rita of Cascia