St. Berthold: Saint of the Day for Friday, March 29, 2024 (Fri, 29 Mar 2024)
Considered by some historians to be the founder of the Carmelite Order. He was born in Limoges, France, and proved a brilliant student at the University of Paris. Ordained a priest, Berthold joined
his brother, Aymeric, the Latin patriarch of Antioch, in Turkey, on the Crusades. On Mount Carmel he found a group of hermits, joined them, and established a rule. Aymeric appointed Berthold the
first Carmelite superior general. Berthold tried to reform the Christian soldiers in the region, having ...
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