The Croatian Carmelite Province of Saint Joseph the Father ( hr, Hrvatska karmelska provincija svetoga oca Josipa ) is a province of the
Carmelite Order
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, abbreviation = OCarm
, formation = Late 12th century
, founder = Early hermits of Mount Carmel
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of the
Catholic Church which is active in
Croatia,
Serbia,
Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Slovenia,
Bulgaria and
Albania.
The first Croatian Carmelite monastery was formed in
Sombor in 1904 by members of a
Hungarian Carmelite Province. In 1959, the Carmelites came to
Zagreb and the following year built a monastery in Remete. Other monasteries were also built, but it was not until 1990 that today's province was established. Other monasteries exist in
Split,
Krk,
Brezovica,
Kloštar Ivanić
Kloštar Ivanić is a settlement and the surrounding municipality in central Croatia, located in the Zagreb County, about 50 kilometres southeast of the city of Zagreb and 30 kilometers north of Sisak. According to the 2011 census, there are 6,091 ...
,
Breznica Đakovačka
Breznica Đakovačka is a village in Croatia
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, image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg
, anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland")
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and
Marija Bistrica.
Outside Croatia, the Carmelites have two monasteries in
Bosnia and Herzegovina in
Sarajevo and near
Tomislavgrad, one in
Nënshat
Nënshat is a settlement in the former Hajmel municipality, Shkodër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Vau i Dejës
Vau i Dejës (), English: Deja's Ford, is a town and a municipalit ...
,
Albania, one in
Medvode
Medvode (; german: Zwischenwässern''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 110.) is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality o ...
,
Slovenia, and one in
Sofia,
Bulgaria.
External links
Croatian Carmelites
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Carmelite Order
Catholic Church in Croatia
Catholic Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina