Suore della Madre del Carmelo | |
Formation | February 13, 1866 |
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Founder | Kuriakose Elias Chavara |
Founded at | Koonammavu, Kerala, India |
Type | Religious Institute of Consecrated Life |
Headquarters | Mount Carmel Road, Thaikkattukara P.O., Aluva 683106, Kerala, India |
Membership | 7000 |
Charism = Be holy and lead others to holiness Superior General =Mother Grace Therese CMC
The Congregation of the Mother of Carmel (C.M.C.) is a Syro-Malabar holic centralized religious congregation founded by saint Chavara in 1866 Feb 13 at koonammavu, kochi. It is the first indigenous women religious congregation.