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Quote of the day: 20 December

Quote of the day: 20 December 1593, Pope Clement VIII made the definitive separation of "The Discalced Brethren of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel" from the calced friars; Fr. Nicolas Doria was the first Superior General

And so I brought with me Father Nicolás de Jesús María, a man of great perfection and discretion, a native of Genoa.

  Nicolás de Jesús María, named the first Discalced Carmelite Superior General 20 December 1593 | Samuel Austin / Wikimedia Commons

  Saint Teresa describes the discalced friar she brought with her when she made the foundation at Soria:

He was over forty when he received the…

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Quote of the day: 9 May 1576, St. Teresa prepares for the foundation in Seville Those calced friars must have something up their sleeve Oh, the lies that circulate down here! It's enough to make you faint.