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  • Saint Edith Stein (1891 - 1942)
    Edith Stein , religious name Teresia Benedicta a Cruce OCD ; also known as St. Edith Stein or St. Teresia Benedicta of the Cross (12 October 1891 – 9 August 1942) was a German Jewish philosopher who co...
  • John of the Cross (1542 - 1591)
    St. John of the Cross OCD (Spanish: Juan de la Cruz; Latin: Ioannes a Cruce; born Juan de Yepes y Álvarez; 24 June 1542 – 14 December 1591) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest, Christian mystic, and ...
  • Pedro Poveda (1874 - 1936)
    Pedro Poveda was a Spanish priest, humanitarian, educator and is a martyr saint. He was the founder of the Teresian Association. His humanitarian-educational activity lasted for over 30 years, until hi...
  • Saint Teresa of Ávila, O.C.D. (1515 - 1582)
    Teresa of Ávila , also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, baptized as Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada (28 March 1515 – 4 October 1582), was a prominent Spanish mystic, Roman Catholic saint, Carmelite nun...

The Discalced Carmelites or Barefoot Carmelites is a Catholic mendicant order with roots in the eremitic tradition of the Desert Fathers and Mothers. (Discalced is derived from Latin, meaning "without shoes".) The order was established in 1593, pursuant to the reform of the Carmelite Order of the Ancient Observance by two Spanish saints, Saint Teresa of Ávila and Saint John of the Cross.

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  • Deutsch: OCD
  • English: O.C.D.
  • Español: O.C.D.
  • Français: OCD
  • Italiano: O.C.D.
  • Latina: OCD
  • Polski: OCD
  • Português: O.C.D.