Rule of St. Albert

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The Rule of St. Albert is the foundational Carmelite rule of life, originally given to hermits on Mount Carmel in the 13th century, emphasizing contemplative prayer, community, and austerity.

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Rule of St. Albert canonical 4
Rule of Saint Albert 1
Rule of St Albert 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Carmelite rule
monastic rule
religious rule
alsoKnownAs Carmelite Rule
Rule of the Carmelites
linked to: Rule of Saint Clare
approvedBy Pope Innocent IV
author Albert Avogadro
century 13th century
containsProvision common refectory and common dormitory practices
election of a prior by the community
enclosure of the hermits
individual cells for the hermits
obedience to the prior
observance of fasting except on Sundays and solemnities
practice of silence from after Compline until after Prime
reading of Scripture during meals
regular spiritual conferences with the prior
requirement to celebrate daily Mass when possible
requirement to have a chapel in the midst of the cells
dateWritten c. 1206–1214
emphasis austerity
chastity
common life in community
community life
contemplative prayer
fasting
lectio divina
liturgical prayer
manual work
obedience
poverty
silence
solitude
genre canonical text
historicalContext Crusader States in the Holy Land
linked to: Crusader states
influenced Carmelite spirituality
Discalced Carmelite reform
John of the Cross
linked to: San Juan de la Cruz

Teresa of Ávila
inForceFor Carmelite friars
linked to: Carmelite Order

Carmelite nuns
Carmelite secular institutes and lay Carmelites
keyTheme fraternal charity
living in allegiance to Jesus Christ
meditating day and night on the law of the Lord
perseverance in prayer
spiritual warfare
language Latin
laterConfirmedBy Pope Clement V
Pope Honorius III
Pope Innocent VIII
laterDevelopment adapted for mendicant life in Europe
legalStatus approved rule of life in the Catholic Church
length short rule
namedAfter Albert of Jerusalem
originalCommunity Latin hermits living on Mount Carmel
papalApprovalDate 1247
placeOfOrigin Holy Land
Mount Carmel
primaryPurpose to regulate the life of hermits on Mount Carmel
religiousFamily Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel
religiousOrder Carmelite Order
religiousTradition Catholic Church
spiritualFocus Christocentric contemplation
Marian devotion

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Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel ruleKnownAs Rule of St Albert
linked to: Rule of St. Albert
Carmelite nuns followsRuleOf Rule of St. Albert
Carmelite Order followsRuleOf Rule of St. Albert
Carmel of Lisieux followsRule Rule of Saint Albert
linked to: Rule of St. Albert
Cologne Carmel followsRule Rule of St. Albert