Editing Carmelites (section)

=== Spiritual origin ===
The Carmelite Order is one of the few monastic orders, if not the only one, not to refer to a charismatic founder, but to a prophet of the [[Old Testament]]: [[Elijah]] and his disciple [[Elisha]] are considered by the Carmelites as the spiritual fathers of the order.<ref>Chapter '' The "Vitae Formula" of Saint Albert''</ref> Tradition indicates the presence on [[Mount Carmel]] of a series of [[Jewish]] and then [[Christian]] hermits who lived, prayed and taught in the caves used by Elijah and Elisha. This is how the first Christian hermits (at the origin of the founding of the order) settled in the caves of Mount Carmel to pray to God. The first chapel built within the hermitages and bringing together this community is dedicated to the [[Virgin Mary]]. Very quickly, the spirituality of the order turned to Mary who became the queen and mistress of Carmel.