Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Icon).
Mary, dressed in the Carmelite habit. Notice the symbol of Mount Carmel in the lower right. The single star inside the mountain represents Mary, the mountain is Mt. Carmel in Palestine. The two stars beside the cross at the top of the mountain are Elijah and Elisha.
La Bruna (Icon).
The "La Bruna" (or "the dark one") image is a reproduction of the thirteenth century painting of the Tuscan School and is very special to the Carmelite Community.
Read an explanation of the Icon here.
La Bruna (Icon).
The style of the icon captures a certain "tenderness," in which the Mother's head lies in fond proximity to that of her Child. The Greeks nicknamed this pose "the sweet kiss".
Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Icon).
The pose of the Mother and Child in this icon mimics the pose of "La Bruna". The star with a tail, attached to Mary's cloak, is the sign of her virginity, before, during and after the birth.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Icon).
Variation on the pose in "La Bruna." The blue color of Mary's
cloak (the color of water, symbol of fertility) proclaims
her divine Motherhood.
Image source.
La Bruna (Icon).
Another variation on "La Bruna". Historians claim that Marian images of the "tenderness" style are the ones venerated from the earliest stages of the order's existence.
The Virgin of the Sign (Icon).
A modern icon created by Sister Mary Grace, O.C.D., for the Jubilee of the Incarnation. The Carmelite saints surrounding Mary are in prayerful poses, heads inclined toward Jesus.
Read more about this icon here.
La Bruna (Icon).
This is a more modern representation of "La Bruna".
Madonna del Carmine (Holy Card).
Notice the presence of the Holy Spirit (represented by a dove) above the Virgin and Child Jesus.
Queen of Carmel (Holy Card).
This is one of the most popular holy cards of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. She wears the Carmelite habit and the crown signifies her queenship.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Holy Card).
In this holy card, Our Lady is shown sitting
on a throne. This image is based on the
statue
of Our Lady found in the Stella Maris Carmelite
Monastery in Haifa, Israel.
Regina Decor Carmeli (Holy Card).
Another very popular depiction of Our Lady of Mount Carmel with the Child Jesus.
Queen of Carmel (Holy Card).
Mary presents her Child to us as he offers us the scapular.
Patroness of Carmel (Holy Card).
In this depiction, Mary is wearing the Carmelite habit as a sign that she is the patroness of all Carmelites.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Holy Card).
Mary, the Mother of Carmel, Patroness of the souls in purgatory.
Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Holy Card).
The Mother of Carmel and the Child Jesus are surrounded by images depicting the 15 mysteries of the rosary, which reminds us of St. Dominic's prophecy: "through the rosary and the scapular, she will save the world."
Our Lady of Mount Carmel in the Bronx (Mural).
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and the
Bronx Parish. The upper Church was built in 1917, and was dedicated to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. The inscription "Mater Decor Carmeli" is Latin for "Mother and Ornament of Carmel."
Carmelite Saints with Our Lady and the Child Jesus.
This beautiful painting depicts some of the Carmelites Saints before Our Lady and the Child Jesus.
Saints identified here.
Carmelite Purgatory.
This image shows Carmelite souls wearing the scapular being led out of purgatory by the angels. [
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Virgin, Child & Simon Stock (Painting).
17th century painting of the Virgin giving the scapular to St. Simon Stock. Painting by Pierre Puget (1622-1694).
The Virgin of Carmel (Painting).
This was painted about 1522 by Moretto da Brescia (an Italian Renaissance painter of Brescia and Venice). It hangs in the Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice.
Under Our Lady's Mantle (Mural).
Carmel in Toledo — Under Our Lady's Mantle — Our Lady is shown in a pose similar to the previous painting. In this one, St. Elijah appears in the Carmelite habit in the company of other prophets (lower left panel).
Source: Karmel im Heiligen Land
Carmelite Purgatory (Painting).
Another interpretation of Our Lady's promise to release the souls of her faithful children from purgatory.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saints (Painting).
Painted by Pietro Novelli in 1641, this painting shows Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Simon Stock, Angelus of Jerusalem, Mary Magdalene de'Pazzi, Teresa of Avila (Museo Diocesano, Palermo).
Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Our Lady of Mt. Carmel).
Oil on canvas. Cuzco (Peru) School of Painting (19th/20th century).
The Virgin of Carmel and St. Simon Stock.
Image from the Lay Carmelite Final Profession Certificate, 1998.
Mother of the Order (Painting).
Although this is an image of Mary as "Mother of the [
Dominican] Order, the star on her mantel hints at Carmelite symbolism.
Ordo Beatissimae Virginis Mariae de Monte Carmelo (Painting).
At the bottom of this
painting it says: "Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel. / Made by Gregorio Forts in Madrid. / The Lady of Carmel saves us from eternal wailing and under her mantel souls find protection."
Mary and St. Simon Stock (Painting).
After St. Simon Stock was elected General of the Order in 1247, he asked for Mary's protection for the Order. She appeared to him and gave him the scapular, i.e., the promise of eternal life to those who would enter the Order and die in it.
The Rosary and the Scapular (Painting).
St. Dominic's
famous
prophecy: "To my Order, the Blessed Virgin will entrust a devotion to be known as the rosary and to your Order, Angelus, she will entrust a devotion to be known as the scapular. One day, through the rosary and the scapular, she will save the world."
Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Painting).
Contemporary depiction of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
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Image source.]
Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Ceramic Tile).
Our Lady of Mount Carmel depicted in tile in the garden of
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo (Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif.)
[also known as the Carmel Mission]
