The Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Carmel ( fi, Jumalanäidin karmeliittaluostari; "the Carmelite monastery") was a small

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Carmelite nuns , image = , caption = Coat of arms of the Carmelites , abbreviation = OCarm , formation = Late 12th century , founder = Early hermits of Mount Carmel , founding_location = Mount Ca ...

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, established in 1988 by sisters from the Carmelite monastery in San Rafael, California. The community latterly consisted of six nuns. The last of the nuns left Finland in 2021, when the monastery was closed.Seurakuntalainen - Viimeiset karmeliittanunnat jättävät Suomen ensi viikolla
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Catholic Church in Finland 1988 establishments in Finland Carmelite monasteries in Finland {{Christian-monastery-stub

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