The Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or Carmelites ( sometimes simply Carmel by synecdoche ; Latin : Ordo Fratrum Beatissimæ Virginis Mariæ de Monte Carmelo ) is a Roman Catholic religious order founded , probably in the 12th century , on Mount Carmel , hence its name .
The Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or Carmelites ( sometimes simply Carmel ; Latin : Ordo fratrum Beatæ Virginis Mariæ de monte Carmelo ) is a Roman Catholic religious order .