Duruelo is a municipality located in the province of Segovia, Castile and León, Spain. It was here that the first convent of the Discalced Carmelite Friars was opened on November 28th, 1568.
The chapters thirteen and fourteen of the book of the Foundations recount the establishment of the first foundation of Carmelite friars in the village of Duruelo. This was shortly after our Holy Mother St. Teresa of Avila was introduced to a young Carmelite (John) who went on to become the great mystic and the father of our Order, St. John of the Cross!
In 1568, with two other Carmelites, he founded the first Carmelite reformed monastery at Duruelo.
St John of the Cross was the first friar to enter the first foundation at Duruelo.
No comments:
Post a Comment