O.Carm.
Religion abbreviation · Religious Title
| Stands for | Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel |
|---|---|
| Categories | Religion |
O.Carm. stands for Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, a religious title abbreviation.
Carmelite friars of the Ancient Observance use these letters; their order originated with hermits on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land around 1200 and later spread through Europe as friars. They are associated with the Brown Scapular devotion.
Example: The Brown Scapular enrollment was led by a friar who signs his name O.Carm.
Usage notes
Often written O.Carm without spaces or the final period. The Discalced Carmelites (OCD) separated after Teresa of Ávila's reform. The Carmelites' spirituality emphasizes contemplative prayer and devotion to Mary.
Related abbreviations
More religious title abbreviations
- IHM – Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
- LC – Legionaries of Christ
- MC – Missionaries of Charity
- MM – Maryknoll (Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America)
- Most Rev. – Most Reverend
- Msgr. – Monsignor
- O.Praem. – Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré
- OCD – Order of Discalced Carmelites
- OCSO – Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance
- OFM – Order of Friars Minor
- OFM Cap. – Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
- OFM Conv. – Order of Friars Minor Conventual