Editing Carmelites (section)

=== Foundation of the Third Order ===
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John Soreth played an extremely important role in the founding of the Third Order of the Carmelites. Pope Nicholas V supported this action in his bull ''Cum Nulla'', too.

In France, there were many Carmelite fraternities of the Third Order before the Revolution. Many died during the [[French Revolution]], but a few evolved and organized themselves into a religious congregation of apostolic life.

Currently the [[Lay Carmelites|Third Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel]] has a large number of fraternities in many countries.<!--(with rapid development in some countries such as the United States, Italy, the Philippines and Indonesia).--> Following the return of the Carmelites of the Old observance to France in 1989, at the request of the laity, fraternities began to be formed. The first fraternity was established in the diocese of Toulon in 1992. A second was in Nantes in 2001.