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Carmel of the Holy Family
celebrates 100 years of prayerful presence in the Diocese of Cleveland.
Bishop Martin Amos
blessed the monastery on February 23, 2020.
The Cleveland Carmelites moved
to the current monastery on Arlington Road in Cleveland Heights May 9, 2019.
Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity
is canonized by Pope Francis.
Saint Mary of Jesus Crucified
is canonized by Pope Francis.
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
is canonized by Pope John Paul II.
Saint Therese of Lisieux
is proclaimed Doctor of the Church by Pope John Paul II.
Saint Teresa of the Andes
is canonized by Pope John Paul II.
The members of Cleveland Carmel
create a record and songbook entitled: The Lord Is My Song, original song compositions based on psalms and the writing of Saint Teresa and Saint John of the Cross.
Heights Community Congress had its first home at Cleveland Carmel.
HCC was founded to insure that Cleveland Heights would be a welcoming and open community for all people.
Cleveland Carmel joins other Carmelite monasteries
to form what is now known as (CCA) Carmelite Communities Associated in response to Vatican II.
Members of Cleveland Carmel form The Association of Contemplative Sisters (ACS)
with other contemplative women religious.
A monastery was built on the property of the White Estate
located on Fairmount Boulevard in Cleveland Heights.
Four sisters from Cleveland Carmel
make a foundation in Kitchner, Canada.
The Cleveland Community sent nuns
to strengthen the Nairobi, Kenya, Carmel.
Cleveland Carmelites move to the White Estate
located on Fairmount Boulevard in Cleveland Heights.
Edith Stein (St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross) entered the Carmel in Cologne, Germany.
Edith read Saint Teresa of Avila's Life and exclaimed that she had found truth. Her life and death give witness that love conquers hate and evil and that the Cross is the symbol of that triumph.
Pope Pius XI proclaimed Saint Therese
the universal patron of the Missions.
Saint John of the Cross is declared
a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius XI.
Second move of the Cleveland Carmelites to Saint Clair Avenue
Saint Theresa of Lisieux is canonized a saint.
Six sisters from Saint Louis Carmel made a foundation in Cleveland, OH.
Cleveland Carmel is the "granddaughter" of the historic Baltimore Carmel. The community's first home was located on Lakeview Road in Cleveland.