St. Therese And Lisieux Carmel

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The Carmelite Habit

 

 

[They must] take care of their habits to make them last as long they can. Paper of exaction.       

 

The religious habit is a component of a clothing system, with its constraints, its bans, its tolerance, its exclusions. It is an act of communication between the person who wears it, her community and the society of her time.

 

Inherited from the clothing worn by Teresa d’Avila herself, the habit is a complex assemblage of various pieces under the robe and the scapular. Let’s remember the discomfort of feminine clothing of the well to do class from the same time period as we can see in the family albums. The working class dressed more traditionally with fabric that lasted. This was the case of the heavy woolen fabric in Carmel, in a habit without buttons held together entirely with pins for attachment.

 

The tunic in twill or wool was worn against the skin, from neck to calf. Notice the armpit beneath the sleeve giving roominess to the fabric.

 

 For work they hitched up the robe in front towards the back on the underskirt. We can see the hook where everything attached in back.

 

 

 

 

 

The tunic in twill or wool was worn against the skin, from neck to calf. Notice the armpit beneath the sleeve giving roominess to the fabric:

 

 

 For work they hitched up the robe in front towards the back on the underskirt. We can see the hook where everything attached in back:

 

 

Scapular the length of the robe, to be worn on top of it where it is attached with pins:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Woolen vest to wear on top of the tunic, to which the underskirt was attached.:

 

 

Underskirt with pocket in front.

 

 

White underskirt.

 

 

Summer vest in linen.

 

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Winter stocking in wool and summer in linen. Attached behind the knees. 

 

 

Belt to attach the stockings behind the knee

 

The toque in linen. Slipped on the head, it is kept in place under the chin and behind with pins and is placed between the robe and the scapular

be worn on top of it where it is attached with pins

 

 

The first veil placed on the toque and held in place with pins.

 

 

 

 

The second veil placed on the smaller one (they removed it for work). There was a third longer veil worn covering all of the head when meeting workers. 

 

 

The tiny headcap, "coiffette", to wear under the toque 

 

 

 

The white mantle, slightly shorter than the robe.

 

 

 

The clasp - named tibi - 2 cm. long, attached at the top of the mantle in front

 

 

 

 

BELOW-  you can see the enlarged habit.

Following the requirements of Teresa of Avila,

note the heavy woolen fabric

with its coarse creases

and the dark brown color.

Rosaries were made of plain round beads, not sculpted.

 

 

Photos from: http://www.archives-carmel-lisieux.fr/english/carmel/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13839&Itemid=2158

 

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Photograph taken by Céline in the inner court yard. As a reference point, the entrance to the refectory (not visible) is found to the left of the photo.

 

Date: Easter Monday, April 15th, 1895.

 

1st row left to right: Geneviève of the Holy Face (Celine), Marie of the Trinity, Marie of the Sacred Heart, Marie of the Incarnation and Marie of Jesus.

 

2nd row left to right: Mother Agnès of Jesus (Pauline), Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Marie of the Angels and of the Sacred Heart, Saint Stanilaus of the Sacred Hearts, Saint Vincent de Paul, Marguerite-Marie of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

 

3rd row left to right: Marie of Saint Joseph, Marie de Gonzague, Marie-Emmanuel, Anne of the Sacred Heart (Carmel of Saigon), Thérèse of Jesus of the Heart of Mary, Thérèse of Saint Augustin, Saint John the Baptist of the Heart of Jesus, Mother Hermance of the Heart of Jesus, Martha of Jesus, Marie-Philomène of Jesus, Mary Magdalene of the Blessed Sacrament.

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ALL PHOTOS POSTED TO THIS TOPIC IS FROM: http://www.archives-carmel-lisieux.fr/english/carmel/index.php?option=com_fwgallery&view=image&id=657:photo-22-saint-therese-of-lisieux&Itemid=2110#fwgallerytop

 

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What a lot of clothing! - and great pics!  Thank you very much for sharing

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The Carmelite Cross without the Corpus - also called "Dry Cross" - This cross is hangs on the cell of the Nun

Edited November 20, 2013 by graciandelamadrededios

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The Discipline

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Wooden Spoon and Fork and some earthenware

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St. Therese' wooden sandals

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Alpargates in the wooden sandals

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Alpargates

 

One of the crucifixes of St. Therese

 

One of St. Therese' Rosary

 

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The Chapel

 

The Choir

 

The Choir - another angle

 

 

 

 

 

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Cell of St. Therese - The Last Cell she used

 

 

Tools she used in her Cell - Second Floor

 

Chapter Room - Second Floor

 

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The second Cell St. Therese used

 

The first Cell she used

 

 

 

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Various Views of the Refectory

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The Hermitage of the Sacred Heart

 

Recreation Room

 

The Inner Courtyard

 

 

The Calvary on the Inner Courtyard

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Front of the Chapel

 

Chapel Courtyard

 

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What a lot of clothing! - and great pics!  Thank you very much for sharing

 

I'm glad you like it!  More to come!  Hopefully, when the English Translations is done.  We can post the prayers and customs used during the time of St. Therese.

[BarbTherese]

What wonderful and amazing pics!  I see too on the refectory tables the "monastic bowls" that gave me such a fright at first when I was in monastic life.  We used to drink out of them - and then wash our cutlery in them at the end of a meal. :)

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I agree, the photos are just amazing and Lisieux Carmel is now a museum.  I love the photos of the cell, choir and refectory above everything.