From convents to everyday language: the true origin of “being a barefoot Carmelite”

Three key data on barefoot Carmelites The Order of Discalced Carmelites was officially founded in 1562 in Ávila, Spain. Its impeller, St. Teresa of Jesus, was named Doctor of the Church in 1970. Her lifestyle is based on poverty, silence and permanent prayer. In many informal conversations, when someone says that a person “is a barefoot Carmelite”, it usually refers to someone very quiet or of austere life. However, this phrase was not born from…